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Fontaines-sur-Saône

Fontaines-sur-Saône (Fontaines on 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.

Fontaines-sur-Saône

Dictionnaire illustré des communes du département du Rhône. Tome 1 / par MM. E. de Rolland et D. Clouzet.

E. de Rolland D. Clouzet · Bibliothèque nationale de France · Public domain

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