Saint-Fons
Saint-Fons | |
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The water tower | |
Location of Saint-Fons | |
| Coordinates: 45°42′32″N 4°51′11″E / 45.709°N 4.853°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Metropolis | Lyon Metropolis |
| Arrondissement | Lyon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christian Duchêne |
Area 1 | 6.06 km2 (2.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 19,549 |
| • Density | 3,200/km2 (8,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 69199 /69190 |
| Elevation | 155–220 m (509–722 ft) (avg. 165 m or 541 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Fons (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ fɔ̃]; Arpitan: Cent-Fonts, [sã fɔ̃]) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, eastern France. It was created in 1888 from part of the commune of Vénissieux.