Saint-Fons

Saint-Fons (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ fɔ̃]; Arpitan: Cent-Fonts, [sã fɔ̃]) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, eastern France. It was created in 1888 from part of the commune of Vénissieux.^[3]

Saint-Fons
Commune
The water tower
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Fons
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Coordinates: 45°42′32″N 4°51′11″E / 45.709°N 4.853°E / 45.709; 4.853
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Metropolis	Lyon Metropolis
Arrondissement	Lyon
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christian Duchêne^[1]
Area ^1	6.06 km^2 (2.34 sq mi)
Population  (2021)^[2]	19,360
• Density	3,200/km^2 (8,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	69199 /69190
Elevation	155–220 m (509–722 ft) (avg. 165 m or 541 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1891 4,060 —     1896 4,160 +0.49% 1901 4,982 +3.67% 1906 5,325 +1.34% 1911 6,018 +2.48% 1921 7,248 +1.88% 1926 9,362 +5.25% 1931 10,660 +2.63% 1936 10,443 −0.41% 1946 10,607 +0.16%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1954 11,100 +0.57% 1962 13,067 +2.06% 1968 15,096 +2.43% 1975 17,144 +1.83% 1982 15,291 −1.62% 1990 15,735 +0.36% 1999 15,671 −0.05% 2007 16,964 +1.00% 2012 17,463 +0.58% 2017 18,802 +1.49%
Source: EHESS^[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)^[4]

See also

• Communes of the Metropolis of Lyon

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Fons, EHESS (in French).
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

 

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