Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or

Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or Colonges (Arpitan)
Commune
Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or Town Hall
Coat of arms
Location of Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or
(2020–2026)		Alain Germain[1]
Area 1	3.78 km2 (1.46 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	4,517
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Demonym	Collongeards
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	69063 /69660
Elevation	165–360 m (541–1,181 ft) (avg. 175 m or 574 ft)
Website	collongesaumontdor.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or (French pronunciation: [kɔlɔ̃ʒ o mɔ̃ dɔʁ]; Arpitan: Colonges) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, Eastern France. It is situated just north of Lyon, on the right bank of the Saône, also comprising roughly the southern half of Île Roy (Roy Island), the northern part being part of Fontaines-sur-Saône. In 2020, it had a population of 4,448.

It is the site of L'Auberge du Pont de Collonges, the restaurant of chef Paul Bocuse (1926–2018).

Transport

The town is served by Collonges-Fontaines station on the Paris–Marseille railway.

Demographics

Gallery

• 
  L'Auberge du Pont de Collonges
• 
  The town seen in the early 20th century, with L'Auberge du Pont de Collonges in the foreground
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  Château de Tourvéon
• 
  Église Saint-Nizier

References

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