Saint-Priest, Rhône

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Coordinates: 45°41′50″N 4°56′41″E / 45.697222, 4.944722

Administration
Commune of Saint-Priest
Location

Country	France
Region	Rhône-Alpes
Department	Rhône
Arrondissement	Lyon
Canton	Saint-Priest
Intercommunality	Urban Community of Lyon
Mayor	Martine David (2003–08)
Statistics
Elevation	189 m–263 m (avg. 208 m)
Land area^¹	29.71 km²
Population^² (1999)	40,974
- Density	1,379.1/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	69290/ 69800
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Saint-Priest is a commune in the département of Rhône and the Rhône-Alpes région of France.

It is the fourth-largest suburb of the city of Lyon, and is located to its southeast side. It is a member of the metropolitan Urban Community of Lyon. In the 1999 census, Saint-Priest had a population of 40,974. The commune has a land area of 29.71 km² (11.471 sq mi).