Neuville-sur-Saône

Neuville-sur-Saône (French pronunciation: [nøvil syʁ son], literally Neuville on Saône) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France.

Neuville-sur-Saône
Commune
The towers of the old château of Vimy
Coat of arms
Location of Neuville-sur-Saône
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Coordinates: 45°52′34″N 4°50′28″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Metropolis	Lyon Metropolis
Arrondissement	Lyon
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Eric Bellot[1]
Area 1	5.47 km2 (2.11 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	7,807
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	69143 /69250
Elevation	168–310 m (551–1,017 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Surrounding communes

The Neuville bridge crossing the Saône

• Genay
• Montanay
• Fleurieu-sur-Saône
• Albigny-sur-Saône

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	5,413	—
1975	5,663	+0.65%
1982	6,982	+3.04%
1990	6,762	−0.40%
1999	7,062	+0.48%
2007	7,127	+0.11%
2012	7,204	+0.22%
2017	7,514	+0.85%
Source: INSEE[3]

Notable people

• Jacques Chauviré, physician and novelist
• Adrien Ducrot et Ambroise Pauffert, designers, benefactors of the commune
• Émile Guimet, industrialist, benefactor of the commune.
• André Latreille, lecturer and historian.
• Auguste et Louis Lumière, designer of the cinematograph.
• Camille de Neufville de Villeroy, archbishop of Lyons.
• Antoine-Michel Perrache, engineer and artist.
• Marie-Thérèse Prost, pharmacist, founder of the N'Den leper colony (Cameroun).
• Gabriel et Jacques Voisin, plane and car makers.

Gallery

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  The Ombreval castle, Neuville town hall (west façade)
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  The moat of the castle, south side
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  The chapel of the castle
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  The Nymphaeum near the castle
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  The church, south side
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  The church chevet
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  The church façade (19th century)

See also

• Communes of the Metropolis of Lyon