Saint-Pierre-la-Palud
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Rhône | |
| Arrondissement | Villefranche-sur-Saône | |
| Canton | L'Arbresle | |
| Community association | Pays de L'Arbresle | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 48 ' N , 4 ° 37' E | |
| height | 259-747 m | |
| surface | 7.53 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,635 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 350 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 69210 | |
| INSEE code | 69231 | |
| Website | www.saintpierrelapalud.fr | |
Saint-Pierre-la-Palud is a French commune with 2,635 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Rhône in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the arrondissement of Villefranche-sur-Saône and the canton of L'Arbresle .
geography
Saint-Pierre-la-Palud is located about 17 kilometers west-northwest of Lyon in the Beaujolais landscape and belongs to the Coteaux du Lyonnais wine-growing region . The Col de la Luère at 715 meters, an elevation in the Monts du Lyonnais, lies on the southeastern municipal boundary . Saint-Pierre-la-Palud is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Sain-Bel in the north and north-west, Sourcieu-les-Mines in the north and north-east, Pollionnay in the east and south-east and Chevinay in the south and west.
history
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Pyrite was still mined in Saint-Pierre-la-Palud until 1972. The history of mining is presented in the Musée de La Mine .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 1,472 | 1,385 | 1,233 | 1,546 | 1,804 | 1,983 | 2.184 | 2,607 |
Attractions
- Castle or Villa La Pérollière
- Remains of a Roman aqueduct
