Vaugneray (French pronunciation: [voɲʁɛ]) is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.
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Vaugneray | |
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Commune | |
The view, from the hills of Vaugneray, of Lyon and Mont Blanc | |
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Location of Vaugneray ![]() | |
Vaugneray Vaugneray | |
| Coordinates: 45°44′18″N 4°39′26″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Lyon |
| Canton | Vaugneray |
| Intercommunality | CC Vallons du Lyonnais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Daniel Jullien[1] |
| Area 1 | 25.02 km2 (9.66 sq mi) |
| Population | 6,080 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (630/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Valnégriennes, Valnégriens (sometimes Valnigrins, Valnigrines) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 69255 /69670 |
| Elevation | 260–804 m (853–2,638 ft) |
| Website | www |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
On 1 January 2015, Vaugneray annexed the neighboring commune of Saint-Laurent-de-Vaux.[3] It is since 2014 twinned with the Romanian town of Dăbuleni.[4]
The population data given in the table below refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2020.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 2,578 | — |
| 1975 | 2,984 | +2.11% |
| 1982 | 3,346 | +1.65% |
| 1990 | 3,733 | +1.38% |
| 1999 | 4,390 | +1.82% |
| 2007 | 4,927 | +1.45% |
| 2012 | 5,195 | +1.06% |
| 2017 | 5,734 | +1.99% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
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