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Le Bois-d'Oingt

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Le Bois-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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CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentRhône
ArrondissementVillefranche-sur-Saône
CantonLe Bois-d'Oingt
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Yves Trincat
Area
1
5.13 km2 (1.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
1,973
 • Density380/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Buisantins, Buisantines
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
69024 /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 commune located in the Rhône in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, in eastern France.

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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