Genay
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| Commune of Genay | |
| Location | |
| Longitude | 4°50'30" E |
| Latitude | 45°53'51" N |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Lyon |
| Canton | Neuville-sur-Saône |
| Intercommunality | Communauté urbaine de Lyon |
| Mayor | Arthur Roche |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 167 m–301 m (avg. 200 m) |
| Land area¹ | 8.49 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
4657 |
| - Density (1999) | 548.53/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 69278/ 69730 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Genay is a commune of the Rhône département in central-eastern France.
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[edit] Geography
Genay is situated about 20 kilometres to the north of Lyon.
[edit] Demographics
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1458 | 1825 | 2359 | 3544 | 4029 | 4657 |
| Numbers kept from 1962 on. | |||||
The number of inhabitants is also shown in the graphic below. 
The data were acquired through the INSEE-counts).
[edit] History
- Genay was the capital of Franc-Lyonnais.
- It was reattached to the Rhône department in 1968.
- Entered the Communauté urbaine de Lyon in 1969.
[edit] External links
- (French) Genay website
- (French) Localisation of Genay on the map of France
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