Le Bois-d'Oingt

Le Bois-d'Oingt (French pronunciation: [lə bwa dwɛ̃], literally The Wood of Oingt) is a former commune located in the Rhône in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, in eastern France. On 1 January 2017, Le Bois-d'Oingt, Oingt and Saint-Laurent-d'Oingt merged becoming one commune of Val d'Oingt.^[2]

Le Bois-d'Oingt
Part of Val d'Oingt
Place de la libération in Le Bois-d'Oingt
Coat of arms
Location of Le Bois-d'Oingt
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Coordinates: 45°55′16″N 4°35′10″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Rhône
Arrondissement	Villefranche-sur-Saône
Canton	Le Bois-d'Oingt
Commune	Val d'Oingt
Area 1	5.13 km2 (1.98 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	2,592
• Density	510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Buisantins, Buisantines
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	69620
Elevation	250–466 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.

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”.

See also

• Communes of the Rhône department