Albigny-sur-Saône (French pronunciation: [albiɲi syʁ son], literally Albigny on Saône, commonly referred to as simply Albigny; Arpitan: Arbegnié) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. The town was established in Roman times around 40 BC over sacred ground of the Segusiavi tribe and likely re-named after Clodius Albinus in the early 3rd century AD.
Albigny-sur-Saône | |
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Commune | |
![]() The town hall | |
![]() Coat of arms | |
Location of Albigny-sur-Saône ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 45°51′56″N 4°49′56″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Metropolis | Lyon Metropolis |
Arrondissement | Lyon |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Yves Chipier[1] |
Area 1 | 2.57 km2 (0.99 sq mi) |
Population | 2,947 |
• Density | 1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 69003 /69250 |
Elevation | 167–411 m (548–1,348 ft) (avg. 175 m or 574 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
An affluent community the town has two schools, including a Montessori bilingual French-English school, a public library, a church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lyon, a 12th century castle, two doctors, two dentists, a pharmacy, and a small shopping centre.
In 2020, Albigny had a population of approximately 3,000.
On 1 January 2015 Albigny-sur-Saône left the department of Rhône to join the Metropolis of Lyon.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 2,506 | — |
1975 | 2,405 | −0.59% |
1982 | 2,653 | +1.41% |
1990 | 2,836 | +0.84% |
1999 | 2,673 | −0.66% |
2007 | 2,744 | +0.33% |
2012 | 2,793 | +0.35% |
2017 | 2,880 | +0.62% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
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