Saint-Andéol-le-Château
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| local community | Beauvallon | |
| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Rhône | |
| Arrondissement | Lyon | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 35 ' N , 4 ° 42' E | |
| Post Code | 69700 | |
| Former INSEE code | 69179 | |
| Incorporation | 1st January 2018 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
| Website | http://www.st-andeol-le-chateau.fr/ | |
Saint-Andéol-le-Château is a commune Déléguée in the French community Beauvallon with 1,835 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Rhône in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . The inhabitants are called Andéolais .
On January 1, 2018, Saint-Andéol-le-Château was merged with the municipalities of Chassagny and Saint-Jean-de-Touslas to form the new municipality ( Commune nouvelle ) Beauvallon. Since then it has had the status of a Commune déléguée. The municipality of Saint-Andéol-le-Château belonged to the Arrondissement of Lyon and was part of the canton of Mornant (until 2015: canton of Givors ).
geography
Saint-Andéol-le-Château is located about 22 kilometers south-southwest of Lyon . Saint-Andéol-le-Château is surrounded by the villages of Mornant in the north and north-west, Chassagny in the north-east, Givors in the east, Saint-Romain-en-Gier in the south and south-east, and Saint-Jean-de-Touslas in the west and south-west as well Chabanière with the Commune deleguée Saint-Maurice-sur-Dargoire in the west.
Saint-Andéol-le-Château is part of the Coteaux du Lyonnais wine-growing region .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 537 | 677 | 840 | 937 | 1,158 | 1,379 | 1,516 | 1,698 |
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Attractions
- Church with choir from the 16th century, rebuilt in 1842
- Gate tower and remains of the earlier fortifications
