Sathonay camp
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Métropole de Lyon | |
| Arrondissement | Lyon | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 49 ′ N , 4 ° 52 ′ E | |
| height | 209-298 m | |
| surface | 1.94 km 2 | |
| Residents | 5,934 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 3,059 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 69580 | |
| INSEE code | 69292 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-sathonaycamp.fr/ | |
 Sathonay Town Hall |
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Sathonay-Camp is a commune with 5934 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Métropole de Lyon in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . Santhonay-Camp belongs to the Arrondissement of Lyon and was part of the canton of Rillieux-la-Pape until 2015 . The inhabitants are called Sathonards .
geography
Sathonay-Camp is located in the northeast of the greater Lyon area on the edge of the Monts d'Or and is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Sathonay-Village in the north, Rillieux-la-Pape in the east, Caluire-et-Cuire in the south and Fontaines-sur- Saône in the west.
The Sathonay-Rillieux station, which is served by the Paris-Lyon TGV and the LGV Sud-Est, is of particular importance.
history
From 1858 to 1997 Sathonay was a military base. The former parish of Sathonay was divided into Sathonay-Camp and the neighboring parish of Sathonay-Village in 1908. Sathonay originally belonged to the Ain department , in 1967 the successor communities came to the Rhône department.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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| Residents | 3,358 | 3,798 | 3,498 | 4,352 | 4,673 | 4,336 | 4.171 | 4,241 |
Culture and sights
- Sathonay Viaduct
- Park de la Combe
Personalities
- René Leprince (1876–1929), actor and director
- Jean Degottex (1918–1988), painter
- Maurice Gardès (* 1945), Archbishop of Auch, spent his childhood and youth in Sathonay Camp
