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Neuville-sur-Saône
Neuville-sur-SaôneAdministration Country France Region Rhône-Alpes Department Rhône Arrondissement Lyon Canton Neuville-sur-Saône Intercommunality Lyon Mayor Paul Laffly
(2001–2008)Statistics Elevation 168–310 m (551–1,020 ft) Land area1 5.47 km2 (2.11 sq mi) Population2 7,172 (2006) - Density 1,311 /km2 (3,400 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 69143/ 69250 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. Coordinates: 45°52′34″N 4°50′28″E / 45.876°N 4.841°E
Neuville-sur-Saône is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.
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Surrounding communes
The Neuville bridge crossing the Saône
Notable people
- Jacques Chauviré, physician and novellist
- Adrien Ducrot et Ambroise Pauffert, designers, benefactors of the commune
- Émile Guimet, industrialist, benefactor of the commune.
- André Latreille, lecturer and historian.
- Auguste et Louis Lumière, designer of the cinematograph.
- Camille de Neufville de Villeroy, archbishop of Lyons.
- Antoine-Michel Perrache, engineer and artist.
- Marie-Thérèse Prost, pharmacist, founder of the N'Den leper colony (Cameroun).
- Gabriel et Jacques Voisin, plane and car makers.
See also
References
External links
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The Ombreval castle, Neuville town hall (west façade)
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The moat of the castle, south side
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The chapel of the castle
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The Nymphaeum near the castle
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The church, south side
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The church chevet
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The church façade (XIXe century)
Categories:- Communes of Rhône
- Rhône geography stubs
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