Gleizé

Gleizé
Commune
The church in Gleizé
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Coordinates: 45°59′24″N 4°41′51″E / 45.99°N 4.6975°E / 45.99; 4.6975Coordinates: 45°59′24″N 4°41′51″E / 45.99°N 4.6975°E / 45.99; 4.6975
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Rhône
Arrondissement	Villefranche-sur-Saône
Canton	Gleizé
Intercommunality	Villefranche Beaujolais Saône
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Ghislain de Longevialle
Area 1	10.46 km2 (4.04 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	7,470
• Density	710/km2 (1,800/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.

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

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

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  Heiho Niten Ichi Ryu Memorial

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.

Sites[]

See also[]

• Communes of the Rhône department

References[]

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