Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon
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Commune of Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Lyon |
| Canton | Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon |
| Intercommunality | Communauté urbaine de Lyon |
| Mayor | Michel Chapas (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 170 m–322 m (avg. 311 m) |
| Land area¹ | 6.83 km² |
| Population² (1999 census) |
21,193 |
| - Density | 3,102/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 69202/ 69110 |
| 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. | |
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Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon is a town and commune of the Rhône département and the Rhône-Alpes région of France. It is a suburb of the city of Lyon, and is located to its north-northeast. It is thus a component of the metropolitan Urban Community of Lyon.
It is an industrial town only three miles from the centre of Lyon, (the third largest city in France) 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 wonderful 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 centre.
Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon is twinned with Lichfield, Staffordshire, England.
[edit] Native of Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon
Frédéric Kanouté, Malian-French footballer And Florian Maurice, French footballer
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