Genay | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Genay (Rhône).svg |
Arrondissement: | Lyon |
Insee: | 69278 |
Postal Code: | 69730 |
Mayor: | Valérie Giraud[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Coordinates: | 45.8975°N 4.8417°W |
Elevation M: | 200 |
Elevation Min M: | 167 |
Elevation Max M: | 301 |
Area Km2: | 8.49 |
Genay (in French pronounced as /ʒənɛ/) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France.
Genay is located about 20 kilometres north of Lyon.
Genay was the capital of former Franc-Lyonnais. Genay left the department of Ain to join the department of Rhône in 1968, and became of a member of the Urban Community of Lyon in 1969. On 1 January 2015 Genay left the department of Rhône to join the Metropolis of Lyon.