Villefranche-sur-Saône
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Rhône | |
| Arrondissement | Villefranche-sur-Saône | |
| Canton | Villefranche-sur-Saône | |
| Community association | Villefranche Beaujolais Saône | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 59 ′ N , 4 ° 43 ′ E | |
| height | 167-220 m | |
| surface | 9.48 km 2 | |
| Residents | 36,857 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 3,888 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 69400 | |
| INSEE code | 69264 | |
| Website | www.villefranche.net | |
 Villefranche on the Saône |
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Villefranche-sur-Saône ( Arpitan Velafranche ) is a French municipality with 36,857 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Rhône in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It is the administrative seat of the arrondissement of Villefranche-sur-Saône and the canton of Villefranche-sur-Saône . The inhabitants of the city are called caladois (es) .
geography
Villefranche is the largest agglomeration in Beaujolais , which is why it is sometimes called Villefranche-en-Beaujolais . The city is located 25 km north of Lyon and is mainly known to tourists as the southern toll station (Péage) of the A6 autoroute . Villefranche-sur-Saône station is on the Paris – Marseille line .
Neighboring communities are Gleizé , Limas , Arnas , Beauregard and Jassans-Riottier .
history
Guichard IV , lord of Beaujeu , founded Villefranche-sur-Saône in 1212 on the site of the village of La Calade. In the 14th century the settlement became the capital of Beaujolais . As punishment for an act of violence perpetrated on the mayor's daughter, Édouard II. De Beaujeu das Beaujolais had to cede to the Duke of Bourbon. Villefranche-sur-Saône was besieged three times during the 15th and 16th centuries. At the beginning of the 19th century, the city walls were finally torn down.
Population development
| year | 1844 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 6,460 | 24,516 | 26,338 | 30,341 | 28,881 | 29,542 | 30,647 | 33,840 | 36,857 |
economy
Bayer CropScience has a production site here.
Attractions
- The Place des Marais
- Notre-Dame des Marais church, 13th (Romanesque bell tower) and 16th (facade) centuries.
- The Paul Dini Museum
Town twinning
- Bühl (Baden) , Germany
- Călăraşi , Moldova
- Cantù , Italy
- Kandi , Benin
- Schkeuditz , Germany
Personalities
- Théodore Chabert , Revolutionary General
- Claudius Crozet (1789–1864), civil engineer
- Benoît-Marie Langénieux (1824–1905), Archbishop of Reims and Cardinal
- Pierre Montet (1885–1966), Egyptologist
- Maurice Baquet (1911–2005), actor, athlete and musician
- Roger Fessaguet (1931-2014), cook
- Raymond Depardon (* 1942), director, journalist, photographer
- Georges Belaubre (* 1944), triathlete
- Christian Lavieille (* 1965), motorcycle racer and rally driver
- Gaël Morel (* 1972), actor and director
- Benjamin Biolay (* 1973), singer and actor
- Coralie Clément (* 1978), singer
- Grégory Bettiol (* 1986), football player
- Alexandre Péclier , rugby player
