Pontcharra-sur-Turdine
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| local community | Vindry-sur-Turdine | |
| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Rhône | |
| Arrondissement | Villefranche-sur-Saône | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 53 ' N , 4 ° 29' E | |
| Post Code | 69490 | |
| Former INSEE code | 69157 | |
| Incorporation | 1st January 2019 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
| Website | www.pontcharra69.fr | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Pontcharra-sur-Turdine |
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Pontcharra-sur-Turdine is a commune Déléguée in the French community Vindry-sur-Turdine with 2,698 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Rhône in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes .
geography
Pontcharra-sur-Turdine is located in the Beaujolais wine-growing region on the Turdine , a tributary of the Brévenne . The neighboring municipalities of Pontcharra-sur-Turdine were Saint-Loup in the north, Les Olmes in the east and north-east, Saint-Romain-de-Popey in the south-east and Saint-Forgeux in the south and south-west.
The Autoroute A89 and Route nationale 7 run through the Commune déléguée .
history
Until 1840 the community belonged to the neighboring commune of Saint-Loup.
On January 1, 2019, the municipality of Pontcharra-sur-Turdine merged with Dareizé , Les Olmes and Saint-Loup to form the Commune nouvelle Vindry-sur-Turdine. Since then it has had the status of a Commune déléguée. The municipality belonged Pontcharra-sur-Turdine to the Arrondissement Villefranche-sur-Saône and the canton of Tarare .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 1,407 | 1,501 | 1,746 | 1,833 | 2,086 | 2.136 | 2,464 | 2,517 |
Attractions
- Church Saint-Antoine , built in the second half of the 19th century
- Les Antonin Chapel , built in the 14th century, secularized between 1791 and 1809
- town hall
