Salles-Arbuissonnas-en-Beaujolais
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Rhône | |
| Arrondissement | Villefranche-sur-Saône | |
| Canton | Gleizé | |
| Community association | Villefranche Beaujolais Saône | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 2 ′ N , 4 ° 38 ′ E | |
| height | 247-429 m | |
| surface | 4.35 km 2 | |
| Residents | 791 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 182 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 69460 | |
| INSEE code | 69172 | |
| Website | http://www.salles-arbuissonnas.fr/ | |
Salles-Arbuissonnas-en-Beaujolais is a French municipality with 791 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 Gleizé (until 2015: canton of Belleville ). The inhabitants are called Stéphanois .
geography
Salles-Arbuissonnas-en-Beaujolais is located about 34 kilometers north-north-west of Lyon and about eight kilometers north-west of Villefranche-sur-Saône in the historic Beaujolais landscape . The Vauxonne flows along the northern edge of the municipality . Salles-Arbuissonnas-en-Beaujolais is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities Le Perréon in the north and northwest, Saint-Etienne-des-Oullières in the north and northeast, Blacé in the south and east as well as Vaux-en-Beaujolais in the West.
history
In 1975 the parishes of Salles and Arbuissonnas were merged.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| 289 | 340 | 459 | 513 | 507 | 629 | 732 | 816 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||
Attractions
- Saint Martin Church in Salles
- Remains of the former priory of the Cluny monastery
- 19th century Church of Arbuissonnas
Personalities
- Georges Dufrénoy (1870–1943), post-impressionist painter
