Vaugneray

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

Vaugneray
Commune
The view, from the hills of Vaugneray, of Lyon and Mont Blanc
Coat of arms
Location of Vaugneray
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Coordinates: 45°44′18″N 4°39′26″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Rhône
Arrondissement	Lyon
Canton	Vaugneray
Intercommunality	CC Vallons du Lyonnais
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Daniel Jullien[1]
Area 1	25.02 km2 (9.66 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	6,198
• Density	250/km2 (640/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Valnégriennes, Valnégriens (sometimes Valnigrins, Valnigrines)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	69255 /69670
Elevation	260–804 m (853–2,638 ft)
Website	www.vaugneray.com
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

On 1 January 2015, Vaugneray annexed the neighboring commune of Saint-Laurent-de-Vaux.^[3] It is since 2014 twinned with the Romanian town of Dăbuleni.^[4]

Population

The population data given in the table below refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2020.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,578	—
1975	2,984	+2.11%
1982	3,346	+1.65%
1990	3,733	+1.38%
1999	4,390	+1.82%
2007	4,927	+1.45%
2009	4,873	−0.55%
2012	5,195	+2.16%
2014	5,333	+1.32%
2017	5,734	+2.45%
2020	6,082	+1.98%
Source: INSEE[5]

See also

• Communes of the Rhône department