Pierre-Bénite Explained

Pierre-Bénite
Commune:Oullins-Pierre-Bénite
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Pierre-Bénite (Rhône).svg
Arrondissement:Lyon
Insee:69152
Postal Code:69310
Coordinates:45.7044°N 4.825°W
Elevation M:167
Elevation Min M:155
Elevation Max M:232
Area Km2:4.48
Population:10515
Population Date:2021
Population Footnotes:[1]
Demonym:Pierre-Bénitain(e)s
Website:www.pierrebenite.fr

Pierre-Bénite (in French pronounced as /pjɛʁ benit/; Piérra-Benête) is a former commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France.

On 1 January 2024, Pierre-Bénite merged with Oullins to form the new the commune of Oullins-Pierre-Bénite.[2] [3]

Geography

Pierre-Bénite, a suburb around 6abbr=offNaNabbr=off south of Lyon, extends over 440ha on the right bank of the river Rhône, alongside the A7 motorway. It is limited to the north by Lyon, to the west by Oullins, to the southwest by Saint-Genis-Laval, to the south by Irigny, and to the east by the Rhône, across from Saint-Fons.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Populations légales 2021. fr. Legal populations 2021. INSEE. December 2023.
  2. Web site: La commune d’Oullins-Pierre-Bénite officiellement créée. 15 December 2023. leprogres.fr. 15 December 2023.
  3. Web site: Recueil des Actes Administratifs du Département du Rhône N°69-2023-285 publié le 14 décembre 2023 . pdf.