Quincieux
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Quincieux
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 The church in the hamlet of La Chapelle | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Quincieux | |
  Quincieux  Quincieux | |
| Coordinates: 45°54′52″N 4°46′40″E / 45.9144°N 4.7778°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Metropolis | Lyon Metropolis |
| Arrondissement | Lyon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pascal David[1] |
Area 1 | 17.72 km2 (6.84 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,679 |
| • Density | 207.6/km2 (537.7/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Quincerots |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 69163 /69650 |
| Elevation | 167–196 m (548–643 ft) (avg. 177 m or 581 ft) |
| Website | www.quincieux.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Quincieux (French pronunciation: [kɛ̃sjø]; Arpitan: Quinciô) is the northernmost commune of the Metropolis of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, central-eastern France. It is located on the right bank of the Saône, north-northwest of Lyon, on the border with both Rhône and Ain, the latter of which follows the course of the Saône.
Quincieux is served by Quincieux station on the Paris–Marseille railway.
