Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon
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Coordinates: 45°44′05″N 4°48′12″E / 45.734722°N 4.803333°E
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Commune of Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon |
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  Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Lyon |
| Canton | Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon |
| Intercommunality | Lyon |
| Mayor | Michel Chapas (2001–2008) |
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| Elevation | 170–322 m (560–1,100 ft) (avg. 311 m/1,020 ft) |
| Land area1 | 6.83 km2 (2.64 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 22,692 (2006) |
| - Density | 3,322 /km2 (8,600 /sq mi) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 69202/ 69110 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.
It is a suburb of the city of Lyon, and is located to its north-northeast. It is thus a component of the metropolitan Urban Community of Lyon.
It is an industrial town only 5 km (3.1 mi) from the center of Lyon, (the third largest city in France) 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.
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[edit] Twin towns
Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon is twinned with
[edit] Notable people
- Frédéric Kanouté, Malian-French footballer And Florian Maurice, French footballer
- Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt, novelist & playwright
- Alexis Carrel, surgeon, biologist and eugenicist, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1912
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