Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône Département, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
🇫🇷 Villefranche-sur-Saône is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France. It lies 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the river Saône, and is around 25 km (16 mi) north of Lyon. The inhabitants of the town are called Caladois.
History Villefranche-sur-Saône was founded in 1212 by Guichard IV, count of Beaujeu (Bôjor/Biôjœr), and became in the 14th century the capital of the Beaujolais (Biôjolês) province. It endured three sieges in the 15th and 16th centuries. The town walls were taken down early in the 19th century.
Population The population data in the table and graph below refer to the commune of Villefranche-sur-Saône proper, in its geography at the given years. The commune of Villefranche-sur-Saône absorbed the former communes of Béligny and Ouilly (partly) in 1853.
Economy Industries include wine-trading, metallurgy, textiles, and chemicals.
Transport The Autoroute du Sud (the principal road from Paris to the south of France) is adjacent to the east of the town, running alongside the Saône.
Buildings The church of Notre-Dame des Marais, begun at the end of the 14th and finished in the 16th century, has a tower and spire (rebuilt in 1862), standing to the right of the 15th century façade, in which are carved wooden doors.
Sport FC Villefranche Beaujolais is based in the town.
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Villefranche-sur-Saône has a population of over 36,288 people. Villefranche-sur-Saône also forms the centre of the wider Villefranche-sur-Saône Arrondissement which has a population of over 250,492 people. It is also a part of the larger Rhône Département.
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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Villefranche-sur-Saône has links with:
🇮🇹 Bertinoro, Italy 🇩🇪 Bühl, Germany 🇲🇩 Călărași, Moldova 🇮🇹 Cantù, Italy 🇧🇯 Kandi, Benin 🇩🇪 Schkeuditz, Germany 🇩🇿 Sétif, Algeria🇷🇴 Alba Iulia 46.067
🇫🇷 Bonneville 46.08
🇨🇦 Sainte-Julienne 45.967
🇨🇦 Fredericton 45.95
🇸🇮 Nova Gorica 45.95
🇫🇷 Saint-Jean-d'Angély 45.946
🇫🇷 Montélimar 4.745
🇳🇱 Den Helder 4.759
🇩🇿 Bordj Bou Arréridj 4.767
🇳🇱 Krimpenerwaard 4.783
Locations Near: Villefranche-sur-Saône 4.7167,45.9833
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🇫🇷 Vaulx-en-Velin 4.919,45.778 d: 27.7
🇫🇷 Vienne 4.878,45.524 d: 52.6
🇫🇷 Bourg-en-Bresse 5.215,46.21 d: 46
🇫🇷 Charolles 4.275,46.434 d: 60.5
🇫🇷 Saint Étienne 4.396,45.44 d: 65.4
🇫🇷 Saint-Étienne 4.39,45.435 d: 66.1
Antipodal to: Villefranche-sur-Saône -175.283,-45.983
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🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16062.4
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