Saint-Fons

Saint-Fons
The water tower
The water tower
Coat of arms of Saint-Fons
Location of Saint-Fons
Map
Saint-Fons is located in France
Saint-Fons
Saint-Fons
Saint-Fons is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Fons
Saint-Fons
Coordinates: 45°42′32″N 4°51′11″E / 45.709°N 4.853°E / 45.709; 4.853
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
MetropolisLyon Metropolis
ArrondissementLyon
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christian Duchêne[1]
Area
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6.06 km2 (2.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
19,360
 • Density3,200/km2 (8,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
69199 /69190
Elevation155–220 m (509–722 ft)
(avg. 165 m or 541 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Fons (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ fɔ̃]; Arpitan: Cent-Fonts, [sã fɔ̃]) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, eastern France. It was created in 1888 from part of the commune of Vénissieux.[3]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1891 4,060—    
1896 4,160+0.49%
1901 4,982+3.67%
1906 5,325+1.34%
1911 6,018+2.48%
1921 7,248+1.88%
1926 9,362+5.25%
1931 10,660+2.63%
1936 10,443−0.41%
1946 10,607+0.16%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1954 11,100+0.57%
1962 13,067+2.06%
1968 15,096+2.43%
1975 17,144+1.83%
1982 15,291−1.62%
1990 15,735+0.36%
1999 15,671−0.05%
2007 16,964+1.00%
2012 17,463+0.58%
2017 18,802+1.49%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Fons, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE