Saint-Laurent-de-Mure
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Rhône | |
| Arrondissement | Lyon | |
| Canton | Genas | |
| Community association | Est Lyonnais | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 41 ′ N , 5 ° 3 ′ E | |
| height | 227-313 m | |
| surface | 18.63 km 2 | |
| Residents | 5,377 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 289 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 69720 | |
| INSEE code | 69288 | |
| Website | www.ville-saint-laurent-de-mure.fr | |
 Church of Saint-Laurent-de-Mure |
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Saint-Laurent-de-Mure is a commune with 5,377 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Rhône region of France in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . Saint-Laurent-de-Mure is located in the arrondissement of Lyon and is part of the canton of Genas .
geography
Saint-Laurent-de-Mure is about 19 kilometers southeast of Lyon . Saint-Laurent-de-Mure is surrounded by the neighboring communities Colombier-Saugnieu in the north and northeast, Satolas-et-Bonce in the east, Grenay in the southeast, Saint-Pierre-de-Chandieu in the south and southwest and Saint-Bonnet-de- Mudslides in the west and northwest.
The A43 and A432 autoroute as well as the former Route nationale 6 run through the municipality . Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport borders the municipality northeast of Saint-Laurent-de-Mure .
history
During the French Revolution , the name of the village was Mure-la-Fontaine . The municipality has been part of the Rhône department since 1967, previously it was part of the Isère department .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 1,073 | 1,527 | 2,498 | 3,336 | 4,513 | 4,694 | 4,855 | 5,297 |
Parish partnership
There is a partnership with the Italian municipality of Chambave in the Aosta Valley.
Attractions
- Saint Laurent Church
- Ruins of the old castle
- Chapel and Poulieu Priory
- Municipal cemetery from 1835
