Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Rhône | |
| Arrondissement | Lyon | |
| Canton | Vaugneray | |
| Community association | Monts du Lyonnais | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 38 ′ N , 4 ° 27 ′ E | |
| height | 480-629 m | |
| surface | 4.07 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,682 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 905 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 69590 | |
| INSEE code | 69238 | |
| Website | http://saint-symphorien-sur-coise.mairies69.net/ | |
Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise is a commune with 3,682 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Rhône region of France in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . Administratively, Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise 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 Pelauds .
geography
Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise is located about 32 km west-southwest of Lyon in the Monts du Lyonnais am Coise . Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Pomeys in the west and north, La Chapelle-sur-Coise in the east and north-east, Coise in the south and south-east and Saint-Denis-sur-Coise in the south and south-west.
history
Until the French Revolution , the place was only called Saint-Symphorien-le-Château , hereinafter simply Chausse-Armée . Since the castle had meanwhile been razed, the name was changed to Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise .
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| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 2,960 | 3,063 | 3,311 | 3,225 | 3.211 | 3,069 | 3,382 | 3,522 |
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Attractions
- Collegiate chapter from the 15th century, built on the site of the earlier castle from the 11th century, monument historique since 1920
- Tower of the local fortification from the 13th century
- 14th century Tor Riverie
- several houses from the 14th century
Personalities
- Pierre Girard (around 1330–1415), cardinal, bishop of Lodève and Puy
- Symphorien Champier (1471–1539), physician
- Pierre Geay (1845–1919), Bishop of Laval
- Antoine Pinay (1891–1994), politician, Prime Minister (1952/53), various ministerial posts
