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Le Bois-d'Oingt

Coordinates: 45°55′16″N 4°35′10″E / 45.9211°N 4.5861°E / 45.9211; 4.5861
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Le Bois-d'Oingt
Part of Val d'Oingt
Place de la libération in Le Bois-d'Oingt
Place de la libération in Le Bois-d'Oingt
Coat of arms of Le Bois-d'Oingt
Location of Le Bois-d'Oingt
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Le Bois-d'Oingt is located in France
Le Bois-d'Oingt
Le Bois-d'Oingt
Le Bois-d'Oingt is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Le Bois-d'Oingt
Le Bois-d'Oingt
Coordinates: 45°55′16″N 4°35′10″E / 45.9211°N 4.5861°E / 45.9211; 4.5861
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentRhône
ArrondissementVillefranche-sur-Saône
CantonLe Bois-d'Oingt
CommuneVal d'Oingt
Area
1
5.13 km2 (1.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
2,503
 • Density490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Buisantins, Buisantines
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
69620
Elevation250–466 m (820–1,529 ft)
(avg. 300 m or 980 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Bois-d'Oingt is a former commune located in the Rhône in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, in eastern France. On 1 January 2017, Le Bois-d'Oingt, Oingt and Saint-Laurent-d'Oingt merged becoming one commune of Val d'Oingt.[2]

Geography

Le Bois d'Oingt's acreage is of 1.976 square mile (512 hectares), and it lies at 350 meters altitude.

The inhabitants of Bois d’Oingt are called the “buisantins”.

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