Sathonay Village
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Métropole de Lyon | |
| Arrondissement | Lyon | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 50 ' N , 4 ° 53' E | |
| height | 198-329 m | |
| surface | 5.15 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,360 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 458 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 69580 | |
| INSEE code | 69293 | |
| Website | http://www.sathonay-village.fr/ | |
 Sathonay-Village Town Hall (Château de Bernis) |
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Sathonay-Village is a commune with 2,360 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Métropole de Lyon in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . Administratively it 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-Village is located about seven kilometers north-northeast of the city center of Lyon . Sathonay-Village is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Cailloux-sur-Fontaines in the north and north-west, Rillieux-la-Pape in the east and south-east, Sathonay-Camp in the south and south-west, Fontaines-sur-Saône in the south-west and Fontaines-Saint-Martin in the West.
history
In 1908 the municipality of Sathonay was divided into the two independent municipalities Sathonay-Village and Sathonay-Camp. The military area had previously been established in 1858, with military use already taking place here at the beginning of the 1850s.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 | |
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| 547 | 505 | 675 | 1,050 | 1,401 | 1,693 | 1,849 | 2,267 | |
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Attractions
- Church, on the site of the 13th century Romanesque church, built between 1862 and 1867
- Castle (Château de Bernis), today's town hall, built in 1852
