Saint-Genis-Laval
Saint-Genis-Laval | |
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Lyon Metropolis | |
Arrondissement | Lyon |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Marylène Millet[1] |
Area 1 | 12.92 km2 (4.99 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 20,929 |
• Density | 1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | /69230 |
Elevation | 169–307 m (554–1,007 ft) (avg. 270 m or 890 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Saint-Genis-Laval (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒəni laval]) is a commune in the metropolis of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France.
The Lyon Observatory is located in this commune.
History
Saint-Genis-Laval draws its name from Saint Genis or Genest, a Roman actor tortured under Diocletian. At the beginning of the 13th century, to differentiate it of other villages of the same name, the town added a qualitative to its name, «of the valley», which in the 15th century became "Laval".[3]
The first mention of the settlement of Saint-Genis dates back to 807, a year the
The cannons of Saint-Jean held a fortified manor, in the territory of Laye, where Pope Clement V went to repose in 1306, after his coronation in the Church of Saint-Just à Lyon. Nothing remains of the manor. From the 13th century onward the pilgrimage to Notre-Dame-de-Beaunant attracted crowds: there remains a chapel there, rebuilt at the end of the previous century at the site of the miraculous spring. In November 1434, Saint-Genis was occupied by the Burgundians. The castle of Beauregard, the residence of Thomas de Gedagne, a Florentine banker, received King Charles IX of France and his court in 1564. Of the castle, only a few parts of the wall remain, but the gardens, terraces, and Nymphaeum still suggest an idea of the place's beauty. Today it is a municipal park.
Population
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Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE (1968-2017)[6] |
See also
- Communes of the Lyon Metropolis
- Joséphine Fodor (1793-1870), soprano, died in Saint-Genis-Laval
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui [archive] sur le site de l'École des hautes études en sciences sociales.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui [archive] sur le site de l'École des hautes études en sciences sociales.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Genis-Laval, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE