Villechenève
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Rhône | |
| Arrondissement | Lyon | |
| Canton | L'Arbresle | |
| Community association | Monts du Lyonnais | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 49 ′ N , 4 ° 24 ′ E | |
| height | 499-891 m | |
| surface | 14.15 km 2 | |
| Residents | 883 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 62 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 69770 | |
| INSEE code | 69263 | |
| Website | http://www.villecheneve.com/ | |
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Villechenève is a French municipality with 883 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 L'Arbresle (until 2015: canton of Saint-Laurent-de-Chamousset ). The inhabitants are called milottiers .
geography
Villechenève is located about 33 kilometers west-northwest of Lyon . The small river Fontbonne limits the municipality to the north. The neighboring municipalities of Villechenève are Affoux in the north, Montrottier in the east and south-east, Longessaigne in the south, Chambost-Longessaigne in the south-west, Panissières in the west and south-west and Violay in the north-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| Residents | 666 | 624 | 547 | 539 | 570 | 610 | 730 | 884 |
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Attractions
- Church of the Assumption ( Église de l'Assomption )
- Villette Castle
Web links
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