Albigny-sur-Saône

Albigny-sur-Saône is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. The town was established in Roman times around 40 BC over sacred ground of the Segusiavi tribe and likely re-named after Clodius Albinus around 190 AD.

Albigny-sur-Saône
Commune
The town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Albigny-sur-Saône
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Coordinates: 45°51′56″N 4°49′56″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Metropolis	Metropolis of Lyon
Arrondissement	Lyon
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Jean-Paul Colin
Area ^1	2.57 km^2 (0.99 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	2,880
• Density	1,100/km^2 (2,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	69003 /69250
Elevation	167–411 m (548–1,348 ft) (avg. 175 m or 574 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

In 2020, the town has a population of approximately 3,000, two schools, including a bilingual French-English school, a public library, a church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lyon, a 12th century castle, two doctors, two dentists, a pharmacy, and a small shopping centre.

Surrounding communes

• Curis-au-Mont-d'Or
• Neuville-sur-Saône
• Couzon-au-Mont-d'Or

History

On 1 January 2015 Albigny-sur-Saône left the department of Rhône to join the Metropolis of Lyon.

The church

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2005	2,763	—
2006	2,726	−1.3%
2007	2,744	+0.7%
2008	2,748	+0.1%
2009	2,745	−0.1%
2010	2,743	−0.1%
2011	2,755	+0.4%
2012	2,793	+1.4%
2013	2,804	+0.4%
2014	2,820	+0.6%
2015	2,836	+0.6%
2016	2,833	−0.1%

See also

Lyon Metropolis

References

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