Saint-Genis-les-Ollières
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Métropole de Lyon | |
| Arrondissement | Lyon | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 45 ′ N , 4 ° 44 ′ E | |
| height | 209-319 m | |
| surface | 3.74 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,984 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 1,333 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 69126 | |
| INSEE code | 69205 | |
| Website | http://www.stgenislesollieres.fr/ | |
 Town hall of Saint-Genis-les-Ollières |
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Saint-Genis-les-Ollières is a French municipality with 4984 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Métropole de Lyon in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the arrondissement of Lyon and formerly to the canton of Vaugneray . The inhabitants are called Saintgenois .
geography
Saint-Genis-les-Ollières is about eleven kilometers west of Lyon . Saint-Genis-les-Ollières is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Tassin-la-Demi-Lune in the north and east, Craponne in the south, Grézieu-la-Varenne in the west and south-west and Sainte-Consorce in the west and north-west.
history
Remains of a Gallo-Roman villa from the 2nd century BC indicate an early settlement. The name of the place appears for the first time in the 9th century.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 1,192 | 1,429 | 2.125 | 2,781 | 4.211 | 4,743 | 4,667 | 4,602 |
Attractions
- Saint Barthélemy Church
Web links
Commons : Saint-Genis-les-Ollières - Collection of images, videos and audio files
