Vaulx-en-Velin
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Commune of Vaulx-en-Velin |
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| Location | |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Lyon |
| Canton | Vaulx-en-Velin |
| Intercommunality | Urban Community of Lyon |
| Mayor | Maurice Charrier (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 167 m–250 m (avg. 192 m) |
| Land area¹ | 20.95 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
39,154 |
| - Density | 1,868.9/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 69256/ 69120 |
| 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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Vaulx-en-Velin is a commune in the département of Rhône and the Rhône-Alpes region of France. It is the fifth-largest suburb of the city of Lyon, and is located to its northeast, on the Rhône River. It is a component of the metropolitan Urban Community of Lyon. In the 1999 census, Vaulx-en-Velin had a population of 39,154. The commune has a land area of 20.95 km² (8.089 sq mi).
[edit] External links
- Official website (French)
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