Vernaison
Vernaison is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France.
Vernaison
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- Vernaison
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Classement
Les notices d'autorité de la Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names enregistrent Vernaison comme lieu habité. Etalab API Découpage administratif enregistre Vernaison comme « commune ». Les notices d'autorité de la Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names enregistrent Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes comme unité administrative de Vernaison. Etalab API Découpage administratif enregistre Rhône comme unité administrative de Vernaison. Etalab API Découpage administratif enregistre Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes comme région administrative de Vernaison. Etalab API Découpage administratif enregistre France comme pays de Vernaison.
Mesures
La superficie de Vernaison est de 421,2 hectares, selon la Etalab API Découpage administratif. La Etalab API Découpage administratif enregistre le code postal 69390 pour Vernaison.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Vernaison • Commune Status — Commune • Arrondissement — Lyon • Insee — 69260 • Postal Code — 69390 • Mayor — Julien Vuillemard • Term — 2020–2026 • Elevation M — 161 • Elevation Min M — 155 • Elevation Max M — 280 • Area Km2 — 4.03
Geography
Geography
The commune is located south of Lyon, on the right bank of the Rhône, facing several islands in the river.
Population
Population
Inhabitants of Vernaison are called Vernaisonnais in French.
History
History
• Bronze Age – Along the Rhône bronze casters settle. Several remains have been found south of Lyon. In the 19th century, the trésor de Vernaison was discovered, the first indication of bronze casting. Nowadays this treasure is exhibited at the Gallo-Roman Museum of Lyon. • 1153 – Vernaison (Veyrneyson) was noted for the first time in a written document. The etymology of the village name is not well known, although one can distinguish the name Verne ("alder"), a tree common in wet environments. • 1213 – The village is founded by Johan Rufus, the abbot of Ainay Abbey (Lyon) • 13th century – Toll is exacted at the tour de Genetière (nowadays the Tour de Millery) • 14th century – Houses are constructed along the river of a combination of adobe and pebbles (pisé et galets). • 15th century – Wine grapes are grown • 1439 – Benedictine monks quit the village and cede it to inhabitants of Lyon. • 1787 – A cloth factory is established by three Swiss coming from Geneva. • 1887 – One of the first associations for a water sport Joute nautique (still practised today) is founded. • 1995 – A program is started to revalue the side arms of the Rhône. • 2003 – A kindergarten is opened The parish of Vernaison was a dependency of Charly until 1791.
Economy
Economy
Vernaison houses traditional enterprises and shops as well as advanced technology firms. The market is held Wednesday morning and Saturday morning.
Transportation
Transportation
Vernaison is linked with • Lyon (Place Bellecour) by bus line 15 of the TCL. This line is one of the oldest of Grand Lyon, dating from 1906, and stopping in Vernaison from 1980 on. • Givors by bus line 215 (bus) of the TCL; this line was established in September 2007. • Lyon Perrache by the railway line of the SNCF Saint-Étienne/Lyon.
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