Neuville-sur-Saône

Neuville-sur-Saône is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France.

Neuville-sur-Saône
Commune
The towers of the old château of Vimy
Coat of arms
Location of Neuville-sur-Saône
Neuville-sur-Saône
Neuville-sur-Saône
Coordinates: 45°52′34″N 4°50′28″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
MetropolisMetropolis of Lyon
ArrondissementLyon
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Valérie Glatard
Area
1
5.47 km2 (2.11 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
7,514
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
69143 /69250
Elevation168–310 m (551–1,017 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Surrounding communes
The Neuville bridge crossing the Saône

Notable people
  • Jacques Chauviré, physician and novelist
  • Adrien Ducrot et Ambroise Pauffert, designers, benefactors of the commune
  • Émile Guimet, industrialist, benefactor of the commune.
  • André Latreille, lecturer and historian.
  • Auguste et Louis Lumière, designer of the cinematograph.
  • Camille de Neufville de Villeroy, archbishop of Lyons.
  • Antoine-Michel Perrache, engineer and artist.
  • Marie-Thérèse Prost, pharmacist, founder of the N'Den leper colony (Cameroun).
  • Gabriel et Jacques Voisin, plane and car makers.
  • The Ombreval castle, Neuville town hall (west façade)
  • The moat of the castle, south side
  • The chapel of the castle
  • The Nymphaeum near the castle
  • The church, south side
  • The church chevet
  • The church façade (19th century)

See also
  • Communes of the Metropolis of Lyon

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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