Rillieux-la-Pape (French pronunciation: [ʁijø la pap] ) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of central-eastern France. In 2020, it had a population of 30,887. The commune was formed in 1973 by the merger of the former communes Rillieux and Crépieux-la-Pape.[3]
Rillieux-la-Pape | |
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 Castle Ranvier | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Rillieux-la-Pape  | |
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| Coordinates: 45°49′17″N 4°53′54″E / 45.8214°N 4.8983°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Metropolis | Lyon Metropolis |
| Arrondissement | Lyon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2026) | Alexandre Vincendet[1] (LR) |
Area 1 | 14.48 km2 (5.59 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 31,247 |
| • Density | 2,200/km2 (5,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 69286 /69140 |
| Elevation | 165–329 m (541–1,079 ft) (avg. 269 m or 883 ft) |
| Website | Official website |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
editPopulation data before 1975 refer to the former commune of Rillieux.
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| Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Climate
edit| Climate data for Rillieux-la-Pape (1971–2000 averages) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.2 (43.2) |
8.4 (47.1) |
12.4 (54.3) |
15.3 (59.5) |
20.0 (68.0) |
23.5 (74.3) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.7 (80.1) |
22.3 (72.1) |
16.7 (62.1) |
10.2 (50.4) |
7.1 (44.8) |
16.3 (61.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.1 (32.2) |
1.2 (34.2) |
3.3 (37.9) |
5.6 (42.1) |
9.9 (49.8) |
13.1 (55.6) |
15.6 (60.1) |
15.3 (59.5) |
11.9 (53.4) |
8.4 (47.1) |
3.6 (38.5) |
1.5 (34.7) |
7.5 (45.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 52.9 (2.08) |
50.5 (1.99) |
54.8 (2.16) |
72.3 (2.85) |
87.8 (3.46) |
80.2 (3.16) |
62.0 (2.44) |
69.0 (2.72) |
88.3 (3.48) |
94.7 (3.73) |
75.1 (2.96) |
55.5 (2.19) |
843.1 (33.22) |
| Source: Météo France[6] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
edit- Alexandre Vincendet, mayor and MP
Twin cities
editRillieux-la-Pape is twinned with three cities:[7]
Łęczyca, Poland
Natitingou, Benin
Ditzingen, Germany
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Près de Lyon : battu aux législatives par le NFP, cet ex-député reprend son poste de maire". actu.fr (in French). 2024-07-15. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Modifications aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (fusion de communes), Journal officiel de la République française n° 0296, 20 December 1972, pp. 13168-13169.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Rillieux-la-Pape, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Prévisions météo de Météo-France". Météo France. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
- ^ "Jumelages". Rillieux-la-Pape. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
External links
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