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Oingt
Sign in to saveOingt () is a former commune in the Rhône department of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. On 1 January 2017, Le Bois-d'Oingt, Oingt and Saint-Laurent-d'Oingt merged becoming one commune of Val d'Oingt.
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Place details
- Locality
- Val d'Oingt
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 557
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Oingt
- French commune.image
- Oingt (Rhône) Vue aérienne en 2019.jpg
- French commune.caption
- View of the village.
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Oingt (Rhône).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Villefranche-sur-Saône
- French commune.canton
- Le Bois-d'Oingt
- French commune.INSEE
- 69146
- French commune.postal code
- 69620
- French commune.commune
- Val d'Oingt
- French commune.elevation m
- 600
- French commune.elevation min m
- 358
- French commune.elevation max m
- 652
- French commune.area km2
- 3.92
- French commune.population
- 676
- French commune.population date
- 2022
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Oingt
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Villefranche-sur-Saône
- Population
- 667
- Area
- 3.92
- Elevation
- 498
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Theizé
- Image
- Oingt (Rhône) Vue aérienne en 2019.jpg
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- twinned administrative body
- Rüdesheim am Rhein
- Commons category
- Oingt
- postal code
- 69620
- replaced by
- Val d'Oingt
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 2016-12-31
- associated electoral district
- canton of Val d'Oingt
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Geography
- Topography and hydrology
- Localities
- History
- See also
- References
Oingt () is a former commune in the Rhône department of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. On 1 January 2017, Le Bois-d'Oingt, Oingt and Saint-Laurent-d'Oingt merged becoming one commune of Val d'Oingt.
It is a classified and restored mediaeval village overlooking the valley of the Azergues river and belongs to the Pays des Pierres dorées ("Golden stone country"), known for its use of local limestone containing iron oxide which gives it a distinctive golden colour. It is listed as one of the most beautiful villages of France.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Oingt” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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