Genay | |
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The town hall of Genay | |
Coordinates: 45°53′51″N 4°50′30″E / 45.897500°N 4.8417°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Metropolis | Lyon Metropolis |
Arrondissement | Lyon |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Valérie Giraud[1] |
Area 1 | 8.49 km2 (3.28 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 5,520 |
• Density | 650/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 69278 /69730 |
Elevation | 167–301 m (548–988 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Genay (French pronunciation: [ʒənɛ] ) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France.
Geography
[edit]Genay is located about 20 kilometres north of Lyon.
Surrounding communes
[edit]- In the Metropolis of Lyon:
- In the department of Ain:
Demographics
[edit]Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2012 | 2017 |
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Population | 1458 | 1825 | 2359 | 3544 | 4029 | 4657 | 4802 | 5181 | 5470 |
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. |
History
[edit]Genay was the capital of former Franc-Lyonnais. Genay left the department of Ain to join the department of Rhône in 1968, and became of a member of the Urban Community of Lyon in 1969. On 1 January 2015 Genay left the department of Rhône to join the Metropolis of Lyon.
References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Genay, EHESS (in French).
- ^ "Population en historique depuis 1968". INSEE. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
External links
[edit]- (in French) Genay website