Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon

Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon
Commune
Tower building on the side of the Saône river
Coat of arms
Location of Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon
Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon
Coordinates: 45°44′N 4°48′E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Metropolis	Lyon Metropolis
Arrondissement	Lyon
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Veronique Sarselli (LR)
Area 1	6.83 km2 (2.64 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	21,858
• Density	3,200/km2 (8,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC 01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC 02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	69202 /69110
Elevation	170–322 m (558–1,056 ft) (avg. 311 m or 1,020 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t fwa lɛ ljɔ̃] , literally Sainte-Foy near Lyon) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France.

Geography

It is a suburb of the city of Lyon, located to the west of the city.

It is located only 5 km (3.1 mi) from the center of Lyon, but is a community in its own right. The town grew as a haven from the industry of Lyon, as it is set high above the city, and there are some panoramas of Lyon and the surrounding area, notably from a park known as the 'Esplanade de Lichfield'.

Lyon is said to be the city of three rivers – the Rhône and Saône rivers which converge there – and the Beaujolais wine. Sainte Foy's finest historic asset is remains of a Roman aqueduct and there is a fine seminary, steep narrow walled streets, parks and gardens, and squares in the town center.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 2,044 —     1800 2,110 0.46% 1806 1,697 −3.57% 1821 2,016 1.15% 1831 2,312 1.38% 1836 2,808 3.96% 1841 2,737 −0.51% 1846 3,120 2.65% 1851 3,127 0.04% 1856 4,114 5.64% 1861 4,462 1.64% 1866 5,042 2.47% 1872 4,668 −1.28% 1876 5,118 2.33% 1881 5,732 2.29% 1886 3,105 −11.54% 1891 2,907 −1.31% 1896 2,914 0.05%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 3,106 1.28% 1906 3,147 0.26% 1911 3,358 1.31% 1921 3,782 1.20% 1926 4,505 3.56% 1931 5,074 2.41% 1936 5,335 1.01% 1946 6,270 1.63% 1954 7,290 1.90% 1962 9,592 3.49% 1968 16,583 9.55% 1975 21,698 3.92% 1982 21,521 −0.12% 1990 21,450 −0.04% 1999 21,193 −0.13% 2007 22,151 0.55% 2012 21,707 −0.40% 2017 22,012 0.28%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

Education

International School of Lyon is located in the city of Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon.

Twin towns

Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon is twinned with

• Lichfield, Staffordshire, England.
• Kraljevo, Serbia
• Limburg an der Lahn, Germany

Notable people

• Antoine Cariot (1820–1883), priest and botanist, died in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon
• Alexis Carrel (1873–1944), surgeon, biologist and eugenicist, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1912
• Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt (born 1960), novelist and playwright
• Isabelle Patissier (born 1967), world champion rock climber and rally driver
• Frédéric Kanouté (born 1977), Malian-French footballer
• Florian Maurice (born 1974), French footballer

See also

• Communes of the Metropolis of Lyon

External links

• Official website