Vaux-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 ° 3 ' N , 4 ° 36' E | |
| height | 270-820 m | |
| surface | 17.74 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,087 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 61 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 69460 | |
| INSEE code | 69257 | |
| Website | http://www.vaux-clochemerle.fr/ | |
Vaux-en-Beaujolais is a French commune with 1,087 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Rhône in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Villefranche-sur-Saône and the canton of Gleizé .
geography
Vaux-en-Beaujolais is located around twelve kilometers northwest of Villefranche-sur-Saône in the Bourgogne wine-growing region . Vaux-en-Beaujolais is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Le Perréon in the north, Salles-Arbuissonnas-en-Beaujolais in the east, Blacé in the south-east, Montmelas-Saint-Sorlin and Rivolet in the south, and Saint-Cyr-le-Chatoux in the west and south-west and Lamure-sur-Azergues to the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 578 | 606 | 595 | 620 | 669 | 766 | 946 | 1,060 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Vaux-en-Beaujolais church
Trivia
The novel Clochemerle by Gabriel Chevallier (1895–1969) about a fictional place in Beaujolais is modeled on Vaux-en-Beaujolais. The fictional coat of arms of the city is sometimes treated as if it belonged to Vaux-en-Beaujolais.
