La Mulatière
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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La Mulatière (French pronunciation: [la mylatjɛʁ]; Arpitan: La Mulatiére) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, central-eastern France. It is located just southwest of Lyon,[a] on the right bank of the Saône; it is the final commune until its confluence with the Rhône at the southern end of Lyon's Presqu'île.
La Mulatière
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The old town hall in La Mulatière | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of La Mulatière | |
  La Mulatière Location within France  La Mulatière Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Coordinates: 45°44′13″N 4°48′34″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Metropolis | Lyon Metropolis |
| Arrondissement | Lyon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Véronique Déchamps[1] |
Area 1 | 1.84 km2 (0.71 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 6,534 |
| • Density | 3,550/km2 (9,200/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Mulatins |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 69142 /69350 |
| Elevation | 163–249 m (535–817 ft) |
| Website | www.lamulatiere.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The town is known, among other things, for its Aquarium du Grand Lyon.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 8,073 | — |
| 1975 | 7,886 | −0.33% |
| 1982 | 7,716 | −0.31% |
| 1990 | 7,296 | −0.70% |
| 1999 | 6,733 | −0.89% |
| 2007 | 6,540 | −0.36% |
| 2012 | 6,653 | +0.34% |
| 2017 | 6,334 | −0.98% |
| 2023 | 6,534 | +0.52% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
