Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon

(2020–2026) Veronique Sarselli^[1] (LR)Area

6.83 km² (2.64 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

21,858 • Density3,200/km² (8,300/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

69202 /69110

Elevation170–322 m (558–1,056 ft)
(avg. 311 m or 1,020 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t fwa lɛ ljɔ̃] ^ⓘ, literally Sainte-Foy near Lyon) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France.

Geography

It is a suburb of the city of Lyon, located to the west of the city.

It is located only 5 km (3.1 mi) from the center of Lyon, but is a community in its own right. The town grew as a haven from the industry of Lyon, as it is set high above the city, and there are some panoramas of Lyon and the surrounding area, notably from a park known as the 'Esplanade de Lichfield'.

Lyon is said to be the city of three rivers – the Rhône and Saône rivers which converge there – and the Beaujolais wine. Sainte Foy's finest historic asset is remains of a Roman aqueduct and there is a fine seminary, steep narrow walled streets, parks and gardens, and squares in the town center.

Population

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Source: EHESS^[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)^[4]

Education

International School of Lyon is located in the city of Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon.

Twin towns

Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon is twinned with

Notable people

Antoine Cariot (1820–1883), priest and botanist, died in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon
Alexis Carrel (1873–1944), surgeon, biologist and eugenicist, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1912
Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt (born 1960), novelist and playwright
Isabelle Patissier (born 1967), world champion rock climber and rally driver
Frédéric Kanouté (born 1977), Malian-French footballer
Florian Maurice (born 1974), French footballer

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, EHESS (in French).
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE