Gleizé

Gleizé (French pronunciation: [ɡlɛze]) is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.

Gleizé
Commune
The church in Gleizé
Location of Gleizé
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Coordinates: 45°59′24″N 4°41′51″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Rhône
Arrondissement	Villefranche-sur-Saône
Canton	Gleizé
Intercommunality	CA Villefranche Beaujolais Saône
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Ghislain de Longevialle[1]
Area 1	10.46 km2 (4.04 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	7,824
• Density	750/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	69092 /69400
Elevation	181–292 m (594–958 ft) (avg. 234 m or 768 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,045	—
1975	3,708	+2.85%
1982	6,591	+8.56%
1990	8,317	+2.95%
1999	8,050	−0.36%
2007	7,766	−0.45%
2012	7,605	−0.42%
2017	7,472	−0.35%
Source: INSEE[3]

Culture and heritage

Places and monuments

• Castle of Vaurenard : This is where the Baron de Richemont died.
• Castle Montfleury.
• Castle of Saint-Fonds.

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  Castle of Vaurenard
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  Castle of Saint-Fonds

Personalities

• Baron de Richemont, died in Gleizé August 10, 1853, French crook who pretended to be Louis XVII.
• Kevin Joss-Rauze, born in Gleizé, professional basketball player.
• Rudy Molard, a French road cyclist, was born there.

See also

• Communes of the Rhône department
• Rhône-Alpes