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Genas
Sign in to saveGenas () is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France. Since 2008, Daniel Valéro has been the mayor of Genas. He was re-elected in the 2020 municipal elections.
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Genas is a commune in France, situated in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Genas and is located within the administrative entities of Rhône, Isère, the arrondissement of Villefranche-sur-Saône, and the Arrondissement of Lyon. The town shares borders with Meyzieu, Chassieu, Pusignan, and Saint-Bonnet-de-Mure.
With a postal code of 69740, Genas has an area of 23.84 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 13,483 residents (6,190 male and 6,544 female) and another citing 12,878. The elevation above sea level is recorded as either 263 or 234 meters. The local time zone is Europe/Paris.
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Place details
- Locality
- Genas
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 12,878
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Genas
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Église Saint-Barthélémy de Genas.JPG
- French commune.caption
- The church of Saint-Barthélémy in Genas
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Genas (Rhône).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Lyon
- French commune.canton
- Genas
- French commune.INSEE
- 69277
- French commune.postal code
- 69740
- French commune.mayor
- Daniel Valéro
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CC de l'Est Lyonnais
- French commune.elevation m
- 218
- French commune.elevation min m
- 208
- French commune.elevation max m
- 263
- French commune.area km2
- 23.84
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Genas
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Rhône
- Population
- 13421
- Area
- 23.84
- Elevation
- 222
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- canton of Genas
- Shares border with
- Saint-Bonnet-de-Mure
- Official website
- www.genas.fr
- Image
- Église Saint-Barthélémy de Genas.JPG
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- Commons category
- Genas
- postal code
- 69740
- associated electoral district
- canton of Genas
- male population
- 6190
- female population
- 6544
- P8168
- Alois Estermann
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-72-47-11-15
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Population
- Transportation
- Twin towns
- See also
- References
Genas () is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France. Since 2008, Daniel Valéro has been the mayor of Genas. He was re-elected in the 2020 municipal elections.
== Geography == It is located approximately 14 km (9 mi) east-southeast of Lyon. The town includes the hamlets of Azieu and Vurey.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Genas” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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