Liergues (French pronunciation: ​[ljɛʁɡ]) is a former commune in the Rhône department in eastern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Porte des Pierres Dorées.[2] Its population was 2,185 in 2019.[1]

Liergues
Part of Porte des Pierres Dorées
The town hall in Liergues
Location of Liergues
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Coordinates: 45°58′01″N 4°40′01″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Rhône
Arrondissement	Villefranche-sur-Saône
Canton	Le Bois-d'Oingt
Commune	Porte des Pierres Dorées
Area 1	5.32 km2 (2.05 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]	2,185
• Density	410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	69400
Elevation	201–308 m (659–1,010 ft) (avg. 210 m or 690 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The commune is crossed from south to north by the Merloup (or Merloux) which has its source in Theizé and flows into the Morgon, a tributary of the Saône (and therefore sub-tributary of the Rhône) at Gleizé.

Places and monuments

• Saint-Éloi church.
• Château de l'Éclair.
• The cooperative wine cellar[3] of 1929.
• Foundation of the Covenant.

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  Château de l'Éclair.
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  Flag of the Holy Spirit and stele, seat of the Heiho Niten Ichi Ryu Memorial.
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  Foundation of the Covenant.
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  Foundation of the Covenant.
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  Saint-Éloi church.

Personalities linked to the municipality

See also

• Communes of the Rhône department
• Porte des Pierres Dorées
• Rhône-Alpes

References

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