Fontaines-sur-Saône
Also known as Fontaines-sur-Saone, Fontaines
Fontaines-sur-Saône (, ; Arpitan: Fontanes) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in central-eastern France. It is located on the left bank of the Saône, also comprising roughly the northern half of Île Roy (Roy Island), the southern part being part of Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or.
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Place details
- Locality
- Fontaines-sur-Saône
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 7,129
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Fontaines-sur-Saône (, ; Arpitan: Fontanes) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in central-eastern France. It is located on the left bank of the Saône, also comprising roughly the northern half of Île Roy (Roy Island), the southern part being part of Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or.
The 19th-century playwright Antony Rénal died in Fontaines-sur-Saône on 2 October 1866.
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