Sain-Bel

Sain-Bel
region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Rhône
Arrondissement	Villefranche-sur-Saône
Canton	L'Arbresle
Community association	Pays de L'Arbresle
Coordinates	45 ° 49 ′  N , 4 ° 36 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 49 ′  N , 4 ° 36 ′  E
height	228-351 m
surface	3.68 km 2
Residents	2,316 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	629 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	69210
INSEE code	69171
Website	sain-bel.a3w.fr

Sain-Bel is a French commune with 2,316 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Rhône in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the arrondissement of Villefranche-sur-Saône and the canton of L'Arbresle .

geography

Sain-Bel is located about 20 kilometers west-northwest of Lyon on the Brévenne and in the Beaujolais countryside and belongs to the Coteaux du Lyonnais wine-growing region . Sain-Bel is surrounded by the neighboring communities of L'Arbresle in the north, Éveux in the northeast, Sourcieux-les-Mines in the east, Saint-Pierre-la-Palud in the southeast, Chevinay in the south and Savigny in the west.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2012
Residents	1,851	1,798	1,605	1,761	1,892	1.919	2.148	2,271

Attractions

• Jean-Baptiste church from the Middle Ages ( Monument historique ), replaced by a modern church from the 19th century
• Montbloy Castle from the 13th / 14th centuries Century, Monument historique
• Houses from the 14th and 15th centuries

Montbloy Castle

Saint-Jean-Baptiste church

Web links

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