Saint-Martin-en-Haut
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Rhône | |
| Arrondissement | Lyon | |
| Canton | Vaugneray | |
| Community association | Monts du Lyonnais | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 40 ′ N , 4 ° 34 ′ E | |
| height | 453-911 m | |
| surface | 38.64 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,865 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 100 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 69850 | |
| INSEE code | 69227 | |
| Website | http://saintmartin.decideur.net/ | |
Saint-Martin-en-Haut is a French commune with 3,865 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Rhône in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . Administratively, Saint-Martin-en-Haut belongs to the Arrondissement of Lyon and is part of the canton of Vaugneray (until 2015: canton of Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise ). The inhabitants are called Saint-Martionis or Fagotiers .
geography
Saint-Martin-en-Haut is located about 23 km west-southwest of Lyon in the Monts du Lyonnais . The Garon rises here . Saint-Martin-en-Haut is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Montromant in the north and north-west, Yzeron in the north and north-east, Thurins in the north-east, Rontalon in the east, Saint-André-la-Côte in the east and south-east, Sainte-Catherine in the south-east, Larajasse in the south and south-west, La Chapelle-sur-Coise in the west and south-west, Duerne in the west and north-west and Montromant in the north-west.
history
The place is first mentioned as Saint-Martin in 984. Its name Saint-Martin-en-Haut originates during the 17th century.
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| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 2,434 | 2,515 | 2,538 | 2,893 | 3,081 | 3,429 | 3.834 | 3,847 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Church, built from 1886 to 1889
- La Bâtie Castle, built in the 16th and 18th centuries
- Rochefort ruins from the 13th century with chapel
