Quincieux
Quinciô (
Arpitan) | |
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Coordinates: 45°54′52″N 4°46′40″E / 45.9144°N 4.7778°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Metropolis | Lyon Metropolis |
Arrondissement | Lyon |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Pascal David [1] |
Area 1 | 17.72 km2 (6.84 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 3,549 |
• Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
Demonym | Quincerots |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
69163 /69650 |
Elevation | 167–196 m (548–643 ft) (avg. 177 m or 581 ft) |
Website | www.quincieux.fr |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Quincieux (French pronunciation: [kɛ̃sjø]; Arpitan: Quinciô) is the northernmost commune of the Metropolis of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. It is located on the right bank of the Saône, north-northwest of Lyon, on the border with both Rhône and Ain, the latter of which follows the course of the Saône. In 2020, it had a population of 3,502.
Quincieux is served by Quincieux station on the Paris–Marseille railway.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,270 | — |
1975 | 1,510 | +2.50% |
1982 | 1,920 | +3.49% |
1990 | 2,300 | +2.28% |
1999 | 2,657 | +1.62% |
2007 | 2,899 | +1.10% |
2012 | 3,203 | +2.01% |
2017 | 3,467 | +1.60% |
Source: INSEE [3] |