- Vernaison
Infobox Commune de France
nomcommune=Vernaison
région=Rhône-Alpes
département=Rhône
arrondissement=Lyon
canton=Irigny
insee=69260
cp=69390
maire=Georgette Paleja
mandat=2001 -2008
intercomm=Communauté urbaine de Lyon
longitude=4.811
latitude=45.648
alt moy=161 m
alt mini=155 m
alt maxi=280 m
hectares=403
km²=4,03
sans=4072
date-sans=1999
dens=992|Vernaison is a
town and commune of the Rhône department of central-easternFrance .Geography
The city is located to the south of Lyon, on the right bank of the
Rhône , facing several islands in the river.Inhabitants of Vernaison are called "les Vernaisonnais".
History
*
Bronze age : Along the Rhône bronze casters settle. Several remains have been found south of Lyon. In the 19th century, the "trésor de Vernaison" was discovered, the first indication of bronze casting. Nowadays this treasure is exhibited at the Gallo-Roman museam of Lyon.
*1213 : The village is founded by Johan Rufus, the abbot of the abbey of Ainay (Lyon)
*13th century : Toll is enaced at the "tour de Genetière" (nowadays the "Tour de Millery")
*14th century : Houses are constructed along the river of a combination adobe and pebbles ("pisé et galets").
*15th century : Wine grapes are grown
*1439 : Benedictin monks quit the village and cede it to inhabitants of Lyon.
*1787 : A cloth factory is established by three Swiss coming from Genève.
*1887 : One of the first associations for a water sport "Joute nautique" (still practiced today) is founded.
*1995 : A program is started to revalue the side arms of the Rhône.
*2003 : A kindergarten is openedIn 1153 Vernaison (Veyrneyson) was noted for the first time in a written document. The etymology of the village name is not well known, although one can distinguish the name "Verne" ("aulne"), a tree common in wet environments.
The parish of Vernaison was a dependency of Charly until
1791 .Economoy
Vernaison houses traditional enterprises and shops as well as advanced technology firms (for instance [http://www.intuitiv.fr Intuitiv Technology] ).
The market is held Wednesday morning and Saturday morning.
Vernaison is linked with
* Lyon ("Place Bellecour") by bus line 15 of the TCL. This line is one the eldest of "Grand Lyon", dating from 1906, and stopping in Vernaison from 1980 on.
* Givors by bus line 215 (bus) of the TCL; this line was established in september 2007.* Lyon Perrache by the railway line of the SNCF
Saint-Étienne /Lyon .ee also
Communes of the Rhône department
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