Villefranche-sur-Saône
Villefranche-sur-Saône
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Subprefecture and commune | |
A general view of Villefranche-sur-Saône | |
Location of Villefranche-sur-Saône | |
| Coordinates: 45°59′00″N 4°43′00″E / 45.9833°N 4.7167°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Villefranche-sur-Saône |
| Canton | Villefranche-sur-Saône |
| Intercommunality | CA Villefranche Beaujolais Saône |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Thomas Ravier |
Area 1 | 9.48 km2 (3.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 36,224 |
| • Density | 3,800/km2 (9,900/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Caladois |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 69264 /69400 |
| 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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Villefranche-sur-Saône (US: /ˌviːl(ə)ˈfrɒ̃ʃ sʊər ˈsoʊn/, French: [vilfʁɑ̃ʃ syʁ son] ⓘ; Arpitan: Velafranche) 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 kilometres (16 mi) north of Lyon. The inhabitants of the town are called Caladois.