Chasse-sur-Rhône
Commune in Isère, France
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Chasse-sur-Rhône (French pronunciation: [ʃas syʁ ʁon], literally Chasse on Rhône) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.
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An aerial view of Chasse-sur-Rhône | |
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 Location of Chasse-sur-Rhône | |
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| Coordinates: 45°34′53″N 4°48′03″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | Vienne |
| Canton | Vienne-1 |
| Intercommunality | CA Vienne Condrieu |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christophe Bouvier[1] |
Area 1 | 7.91 km2 (3.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 6,588 |
| • Density | 833/km2 (2,160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 38087 /38670 |
| Elevation | 145–290 m (476–951 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The St. Joan of Arc Chapel, where Joan of Arc reputedly visited and prayed at the chapel on 9 March 1429 after meeting King Charles VII of France was originally built in Chasse-sur-Rhône, before being dismantled and transported to the United States, where it was rebuilt, in 1927.[3]
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Twin towns
Chasse-sur-Rhône is twinned with:
Nor Hachen, Armenia, since 1998
Campobello di Licata, Italy, since 2003
