Ternand

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Ternand
Ternand coat of arms
Ternand (France)
Ternand
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Rhône
Arrondissement Villefranche-sur-Saône
Canton Le Bois-d'Oingt
Community association Beaujolais Pierres Dorées
Coordinates 45 ° 57 '  N , 4 ° 32'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 57 '  N , 4 ° 32'  E
height 269-741 m
surface 10.75 km 2
Residents 684 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 64 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 69620
INSEE code

Ternand is a French municipality with 684 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 , to the canton of Le Bois-d'Oingt and is a member of the Beaujolais Pierres Dorées community .

geography

Ternand is located around 31 kilometers northwest of Lyon and around 15 kilometers west-southwest of Villefranche-sur-Saône in the Bourgogne wine region on the Azergues . Ternand is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Létra in the north, Sainte-Paul in the northeast, Val d'Oingt with Saint-Laurent-d'Oingt in the east and southeast, Saint-Vérand in the south and Dième in the west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
Residents 329 349 411 443 588 625 729 702
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité church
  • Castle ruins from the 12th century

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