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Vernaison

Coordinates:45°38′53″N4°48′40″E / 45.648°N 4.811°E /45.648; 4.811
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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Vernaison
The town hall in Vernaison
The town hall in Vernaison
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Vernaison is located in France
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Vernaison is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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Coordinates:45°38′53″N4°48′40″E / 45.648°N 4.811°E /45.648; 4.811
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
MetropolisLyon Metropolis
ArrondissementLyon
Government
 • Mayor(2020–2026)Julien Vuillemard[1]
Area
1
4.03 km2 (1.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
5,175
 • Density1,280/km2 (3,330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
69260 /69390
Elevation155–280 m (509–919 ft)
(avg. 161 m or 528 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vernaison (French pronunciation:[vɛʁnɛzɔ̃]) is acommune in theMetropolis of Lyon inAuvergne-Rhône-Alpesregion in easternFrance.

Geography

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The commune is located south ofLyon, on the right bank of theRhône, facing several islands in the river.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19681,995—    
19753,250+7.22%
19823,373+0.53%
19904,072+2.38%
19994,000−0.20%
20074,365+1.10%
20124,521+0.70%
20174,998+2.03%
Source: INSEE[3]

Inhabitants of Vernaison are calledVernaisonnais in French.

History

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  • Bronze Age – Along the Rhône bronze casters settle. Several remains have been found south of Lyon. In the 19th century, thetrésor de Vernaison was discovered, the first indication of bronze casting. Nowadays this treasure is exhibited at the Gallo-Roman Museum of Lyon.
  • 1153 – Vernaison (Veyrneyson) was noted for the first time in a written document. The etymology of the village name is not well known, although one can distinguish the nameVerne ("alder"), a tree common in wet environments.
  • 1213 – The village is founded by Johan Rufus, the abbot ofAinay Abbey (Lyon)
  • 13th century – Toll is exacted at thetour de Genetière (nowadays theTour de Millery)
  • 14th century – Houses are constructed along the river of a combination of adobe and pebbles (pisé et galets).
  • 15th century – Wine grapes are grown
  • 1439 – Benedictine monks quit the village and cede it to inhabitants of Lyon.
  • 1787 – A cloth factory is established by three Swiss coming from Geneva.
  • 1887 – One of the first associations for a water sportJoute nautique (still practised today) is founded.
  • 1995 – A program is started to revalue the side arms of the Rhône.
  • 2003 – A kindergarten is opened

The parish of Vernaison was a dependency ofCharly until 1791.

Economy

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See also:Transports en commun lyonnais

Vernaison houses traditional enterprises and shops as well as advanced technology firms.

The market is held Wednesday morning and Saturday morning.

Transportation

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Vernaison is linked with

  • Lyon (Place Bellecour) by bus line 15 of theTCL. This line is one of the oldest ofGrand Lyon, dating from 1906, and stopping in Vernaison from 1980 on.
  • Givors by bus line 215 (bus) of theTCL; this line was established in September 2007.
  • Lyon Perrache by the railway line of theSNCFSaint-Étienne/Lyon.

See also

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References

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  1. ^"Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ^"Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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