Porte des Pierres Dorées
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Porte des Pierres Dorées (French pronunciation: [pɔʁt de pjɛʁ dɔʁe], literally Gate of the Golden Stones) is a commune in the department of Rhône, eastern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Pouilly-le-Monial (the seat) and Liergues.[3] On 1 January 2019, the former commune Jarnioux was merged into Porte des Pierres Dorées.[4]
Porte des Pierres Dorées | |
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A general view of Pouilly-le-Monial | |
 Location of Porte des Pierres Dorées | |
  Porte des Pierres Dorées  Porte des Pierres Dorées | |
| Coordinates: 45°57′29″N 4°38′49″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Villefranche-sur-Saône |
| Canton | Val d'Oingt |
| Intercommunality | Beaujolais-Pierres Dorées |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Paul Gasquet[1] |
Area 1 | 13.33 km2 (5.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 4,185 |
| • Density | 314.0/km2 (813.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 69114 /69400 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
The population data below refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2025.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,694 | — |
| 1975 | 1,776 | +0.68% |
| 1982 | 2,010 | +1.78% |
| 1990 | 2,385 | +2.16% |
| 1999 | 2,650 | +1.18% |
| 2007 | 3,072 | +1.86% |
| 2012 | 3,482 | +2.54% |
| 2017 | 3,753 | +1.51% |
| 2023 | 4,185 | +1.83% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Monuments
Cloister of Pommiers
Saint-Éloi church.
Pouilly le monial
