Albigny-sur-Saône
Albigny-sur-Saône | |
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The town hall | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Albigny-sur-Saône | |
Albigny-sur-Saône Albigny-sur-Saône | |
| Coordinates: 45°51′56″N 4°49′56″E / 45.8655°N 4.8321°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Metropolis | Lyon Metropolis |
| Arrondissement | Lyon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Yves Chipier |
Area 1 | 2.57 km2 (0.99 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | 3,057 |
| • Density | 1,190/km2 (3,080/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 69003 /69250 |
| Elevation | 167–411 m (548–1,348 ft) (avg. 175 m or 574 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Albigny-sur-Saône (French pronunciation: [albiɲi syʁ son], literally Albigny on Saône,, before 1962: Albigny) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in central-eastern France. The town was founded thousands of years ago in Roman times, probably around 40 BC over sacred ground of the Gallic Segusiavi tribe, and likely re-named after Clodius Albinus in the early 3rd century AD.
An affluent community the town has two schools, including a Montessori bilingual French-English school, a public library, a church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lyon, a 12th-century castle, two doctors, two dentists, a pharmacy, and a small shopping centre.
In 2020, Albigny had a population of approximately 3,000.