Soucieu-en-Jarrest
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Rhône | |
| Arrondissement | Lyon | |
| Canton | Mornant | |
| Community association | Pays Mornantais | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 41 ′ N , 4 ° 42 ′ E | |
| height | 224-540 m | |
| surface | 14.2 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,515 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 318 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 69510 | |
| INSEE code | 69176 | |
| Website | www.soucieu-en-jarrest.fr | |
Soucieu-en-Jarrest is a French commune with 4,515 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Rhône in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . Administratively, the municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Lyon and is part of the canton of Mornant . The inhabitants are called Jarréziens .
geography
Soucieu-en-Jarrest is located about 14 kilometers southwest of Lyon at the southern foot of the Monts du Lyonnais of the Massif Central on the Garon River .
The neighboring communities of Soucieu-en-Jarrest are Messimy in the north and north-west, Brindas in the north, Chaponost in the north-east, Brignais in the east, Orliénas in the south and south-east, Saint-Laurent-d'Agny in the south, Chaussan and Rontalon in the south-west and Thurins in the West.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 | 2015 |
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| Residents | 1562 | 1686 | 1933 | 2286 | 2654 | 3214 | 3546 | 4515 | 4,431 |
Attractions
- Remains of the Aqueduct of Greed, called Chameau, Monument historique since 1912
- Saint-Julien church
Personalities
- César Geoffray (1901–1972), choirmaster
