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Sainte Foy lès Lyon

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Country
  
Metropolis
  
Metropolis of Lyon

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Area
  
6.83 km²

Arrondissement
  
Population (2012)
  
21,707

INSEE/Postal code
  
69202 /69110

Local time
  
Wednesday 4:45 AM

Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon

Weather
  
8°C, Wind NW at 6 km/h, 87% Humidity

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Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France.

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Map of Sainte-Foy-l%C3%A8s-Lyon, France

Geography

It is a suburb of the city of Lyon, being located to the west of the city.

It is an industrial town only 5 km (3.1 mi) from the center of Lyon, 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.

Education

International School of Lyon is located in the city.

Twin towns

Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon is twinned with

  • Lichfield, Staffordshire, England.
  • Kraljevo, Serbia
  • Limburg an der Lahn, Germany
  • 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
  • Isabelle Patissier, world champion rock climber and rally driver
  • Antoine Cariot (1820–1883), botanist, died in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon.
  • References

    Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon Wikipedia