Sainte-Colombe (Rhône)
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Rhône | |
| Arrondissement | Lyon | |
| Canton | Mornant | |
| Community association | Vienne Condrieu | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 32 ' N , 4 ° 52' E | |
| height | 150-308 m | |
| surface | 1.6 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,909 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 1,193 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 69560 | |
| INSEE code | 69189 | |
| Website | http://www.ste-colombe.fr/ | |
Sainte-Colombe (also: Sainte-Colombe-lès-Vienne ) is a French municipality with 1909 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Rhône in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . Sainte-Colombe is part of the Arrondissement of Lyon and the Canton of Mornant (until 2015: Canton Condrieu ).
geography
Sainte-Colombe is about 26 kilometers south of Lyon on the Rhône . Sainte-Colombe is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Romain-en-Gal in the north and north-west, Vienne in the east and Saint-Cyr-sur-le-Rhône in the south-west.
The A7 autoroute and the former route nationale 86 (today's D386) run through the municipality .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 | |
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| 1,881 | 1,862 | 1,722 | 1,580 | 1,560 | 1,808 | 1.911 | 1,878 | |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Convent of Friars Minor (Franciscan Order) with church
- Les Valois tower, built in 1336, has been a historic monument since 1919
- roman mosaics
Personalities
- Didier Christophe (* 1956), soccer player and coach
- René Cotton (1914–1971), skier, racing car driver and motorsport manager
Parish partnership
There is a partnership with the Italian municipality of Rudiano in the province of Brescia (Lombardy).
Web links
Commons : Sainte-Colombe (Rhône) - Collection of images, videos and audio files
