Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon

French commune
nomcommune=Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon
région=Rhône-Alpes
département=Rhône
arrondissement=Lyon
canton=Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon
insee=69202
cp=69110
maire=Michel Chapas
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Communauté urbaine de Lyon
longitude=4.803333
latitude=45.734722
alt moy=311 m
alt mini=170 m
alt maxi=322 m
hectares=683
km²=6.83
sans=21,193
date-sans=1999 census
dens=3,102
date-dens=1999

Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon is a town and commune of the Rhône "département" and the Rhône-Alpes "région" of France. It is a suburb of the city of Lyon, and is located to its northnortheast. It is thus a component of the metropolitan Urban Community of Lyon.

It is an industrial town only 5 km from the centre of Lyon, (the third largest city in France) but is a community in its own right. The town grew as a haven from the industry of Lyon, as it is set high above the city, and there are some panoramas of Lyon and the surrounding area, notably from a park known as the 'Esplanade de Lichfield'.

Lyon is said to be the city of three rivers - the Rhône and Saône rivers which converge there - and the Beaujolais wine! Sainte Foy's finest historic asset is remains of a Roman aqueduct and there is a fine seminary, steep narrow walled streets, parks and gardens, and squares in the town centre.

Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon is twinned with Lichfield, Staffordshire, England.

Native of Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon

Frédéric Kanouté, Malian-French footballer And Florian Maurice, French footballer

External links

* [http://www.saintefoyleslyon.fr/ Official website]