Oingt
Oingt | |
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Part of Val d'Oingt | |
View of the village. | |
Location of Oingt | |
| Coordinates: 45°56′55″N 4°34′59″E / 45.9486°N 4.5831°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Villefranche-sur-Saône |
| Canton | Le Bois-d'Oingt |
| Commune | Val d'Oingt |
Area 1 | 3.92 km2 (1.51 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 676 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 69620 |
| Elevation | 358–652 m (1,175–2,139 ft) (avg. 600 m or 2,000 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Oingt (French pronunciation: [wɛ̃]) is a former commune in the Rhône department of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. On 1 January 2017, Le Bois-d'Oingt, Oingt and Saint-Laurent-d'Oingt merged becoming one commune of Val d'Oingt.
It is a classified and restored mediaeval village overlooking the valley of the Azergues river and belongs to the Pays des Pierres dorées ("Golden stone country"), known for its use of local limestone containing iron oxide which gives it a distinctive golden colour. It is listed as one of the most beautiful villages of France.