Neuville-sur-Saône

Neuville-sur-Saône
Neuville-sur-Saône
Commune
	The towers of the old château of Vimy
	Coat of arms
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	Coordinates: 45°52′34″N 4°50′28″E / 45.876°N 4.841°ECoordinates: 45°52′34″N 4°50′28″E / 45.876°N 4.841°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Metropolis	Metropolis of Lyon
Arrondissement	Lyon
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Eric Bellot
Area 1	5.47 km2 (2.11 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	7,560
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,600/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.

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.

Surrounding communes[]

The Neuville bridge crossing the Saône

Notable people[]

, physician and novelist
Adrien Ducrot et Ambroise Pauffert, designers, benefactors of the commune
Émile Guimet, industrialist, benefactor of the commune.
, lecturer and historian.
, designer of the cinematograph.
Camille de Neufville de Villeroy, archbishop of Lyons.
, engineer and artist.
Marie-Thérèse Prost, pharmacist, founder of the leper colony (Cameroun).
Gabriel et Jacques Voisin, plane and car makers.

Gallery[]

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

References[]

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.