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Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or

(2020–2026) Beatrice Delorme^[1]Area

5.43 km² (2.10 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,978 • Density550/km² (1,400/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

69207 /69650

Elevation167–440 m (548–1,444 ft)
(avg. 232 m or 761 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɛʁmɛ̃ o mɔ̃ dɔʁ]) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France.

Geography

It lies 12 km (7.4 mi) north of Lyon on the right bank of the Saône river.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,971	—
1975	2,170	+1.38%
1982	2,129	−0.27%
1990	2,429	+1.66%
1999	2,385	−0.20%
2007	2,555	+0.86%
2012	2,843	+2.16%
2017	3,085	+1.65%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Sights

The medieval castle.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE