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Craponne
Sign in to saveCraponne (; ) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in central-eastern France. It is a western suburb of Lyon, on the border with the Rhône department.
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Craponne is a commune in France, situated within the Rhône department and the Metropolis of Lyon. It is part of the Urban Community of Lyon and the Arrondissement of Lyon. The town borders Saint-Genis-les-Ollières, Tassin-la-Demi-Lune, Brindas, and Francheville. Its official postal code is 69290, and it has an area of 4.62 square kilometers with an elevation of 305 meters above sea level.
The population of Craponne is listed as 12,170, comprising 5,339 males and 5,728 females. Another source records the population as 8,460. The commune is located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Current weather data indicates a temperature of 18.77 degrees, humidity of 84 percent, and wind speed of 1.54.
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- Locality
- Craponne
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 8,460
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Craponne
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- 015 Craponne ( 69290 ).JPG
- French commune.caption
- The town hall of Craponne
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Craponne (Rhône).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Lyon
- French commune.INSEE
- 69069
- French commune.postal code
- 69290
- French commune.mayor
- Sandrine Chadier
- French commune.party
- DVD
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.demonym
- Craponnois
- French commune.elevation m
- 285
- French commune.elevation min m
- 213
- French commune.elevation max m
- 305
- French commune.area km2
- 4.62
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Craponne
- Country
- France
- Population
- 12084
- Area
- 4.62
- Elevation
- 269
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Grézieu-la-Varenne
- Official website
- www.mairie-craponne.fr
- Image
- 028 Craponne ( 69290 ).JPG
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- Commons category
- Craponne
- postal code
- 69290
- male population
- 5339
- female population
- 5728
- P8168
- Robert Kalina
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-78-57-82-82
- fax number
- +33-4-78-57-82-83
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
- Population
- Places and monuments
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Craponne (; ) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in central-eastern France. It is a western suburb of Lyon, on the border with the Rhône department.
== History == The name of the commune derives from crappe, which means quagmire in Old French.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Craponne” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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