Saint-Maurice-sur-Dargoire
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| local community | Chabanière | |
| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Rhône | |
| Arrondissement | Lyon | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 35 ' N , 4 ° 38' E | |
| Post Code | 69440 | |
| Former INSEE code | 69228 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2017 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
 Former town hall of Saint-Maurice-sur-Dargoire |
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Saint-Maurice-sur-Dargoire is a commune Déléguée in the French community Chabanière with 2,346 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Rhône in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . The inhabitants are called Les Chats .
With effect from January 1, 2017, the former municipalities of Saint-Didier-sous-Riverie , Saint-Maurice-sur-Dargoire and Saint-Sorlin were merged to form the Commune nouvelle Chabanière. Since then it has had the status of a Commune déléguée. The commune of Saint-Didier-sous-Riverie was part of the arrondissement of Lyon and the canton of Mornant .
geography
Saint-Maurice-sur-Dargoire is located about 25 kilometers southwest of Lyon in the Monts du Lyonnais mountains of the Massif Central . The Bozançon and Gier rivers run in the vicinity; likewise the autoroute A47 . The neighboring towns of Saint-Maurice-sur-Dargoire are Saint-Didier-sous-Riverie in the north, Mornant in the northeast, Saint-Andéol-le-Château and Saint-Jean-de-Touslas in the east, Dargoire and Tartaras in the southeast, Châteauneuf in the south and Saint-Joseph in the southwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| Residents | 1,136 | 1,236 | 1,296 | 1,560 | 1.916 | 2,100 | 2,166 | 2,251 |
Attractions
- Remains of two Roman aqueducts
