Neuville-sur-Saône

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Neuville-sur-Saône

(2020–2026) Eric Bellot^[1]Area

5.47 km² (2.11 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

7,721 • Density1,400/km² (3,700/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

69143 /69250

Elevation168–310 m (551–1,017 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Neuville-sur-Saône (French pronunciation: [nøvil syʁ son], literally Neuville on Saône) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France.

Surrounding communes

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	5,413	—
1975	5,663	+0.65%
1982	6,982	+3.04%
1990	6,762	−0.40%
1999	7,062	+0.48%
2007	7,127	+0.11%
2012	7,204	+0.22%
2017	7,514	+0.85%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Notable people

Jacques Chauviré, physician and novelist
Adrien Ducrot et Ambroise Pauffert, designers, benefactors of the commune
Émile Guimet, industrialist, benefactor of the commune.
André Latreille, lecturer and historian.
Auguste et Louis Lumière, designer of the cinematograph.
Camille de Neufville de Villeroy, archbishop of Lyons.
Antoine-Michel Perrache, engineer and artist.
Marie-Thérèse Prost, pharmacist, founder of the N'Den leper colony (Cameroun).
Gabriel et Jacques Voisin, plane and car makers.

Gallery

The Ombreval castle, Neuville town hall (west façade)
The moat of the castle, south side
The chapel of the castle
The Nymphaeum near the castle
The church, south side
The church chevet
The church façade (19th century)

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE