Gleizé
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Gleizé (French pronunciation: [ɡlɛze]) is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.
Gleizé | |
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The church in Gleizé | |
 Location of Gleizé | |
  Gleizé Location within France  Gleizé Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Coordinates: 45°59′24″N 4°41′51″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Villefranche-sur-Saône |
| Canton | Gleizé |
| Intercommunality | CA Villefranche Beaujolais Saône |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Ghislain de Longevialle[1] |
Area 1 | 10.46 km2 (4.04 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 8,035 |
| • Density | 768.2/km2 (1,990/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 69092 /69400 |
| Elevation | 181–292 m (594–958 ft) (avg. 234 m or 768 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 3,045 | — |
| 1975 | 3,708 | +2.85% |
| 1982 | 6,591 | +8.56% |
| 1990 | 8,317 | +2.95% |
| 1999 | 8,050 | −0.36% |
| 2007 | 7,766 | −0.45% |
| 2012 | 7,605 | −0.42% |
| 2017 | 7,472 | −0.35% |
| 2023 | 8,035 | +1.22% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Culture and heritage
Places and monuments
- Castle of Vaurenard : This is where the Baron de Richemont died.
- Castle Montfleury.
- Castle of Saint-Fonds.
Castle of Vaurenard
Castle of Saint-Fonds
Personalities
- Baron de Richemont, died in Gleizé August 10, 1853, French crook who pretended to be Louis XVII.
- Kevin Joss-Rauze, born in Gleizé, professional basketball player.
- Rudy Molard, a French road cyclist, was born there.
