Chasselay (French pronunciation: [ʃaslɛ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France. The village is located between Lyon and Villefranche-sur-Saône. It is a relatively rural community without a train station.
Chasselay | |
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.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Chasselay | |
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| Coordinates: 45°52′31″N 4°46′23″E / 45.8753°N 4.7731°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Villefranche-sur-Saône |
| Canton | Anse |
| Intercommunality | CC Beaujolais Pierres Dorées |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacques Pariost[1] |
Area 1 | 12.78 km2 (4.93 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,973 |
| • Density | 232.6/km2 (602.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 69049 /69380 |
| Elevation | 189–524 m (620–1,719 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
editDuring World War II, on 20 June 1940, the German Army and Waffen-SS committed the Chasselay massacre, killing some 50 prisoners of war.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,169 | — |
| 1975 | 1,438 | +3.00% |
| 1982 | 1,708 | +2.49% |
| 1990 | 2,002 | +2.01% |
| 1999 | 2,590 | +2.90% |
| 2007 | 2,691 | +0.48% |
| 2012 | 2,687 | −0.03% |
| 2017 | 2,784 | +0.71% |
| 2023 | 2,973 | +1.10% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Main sights
editSports
edit- GOAL FC football team based in Chasselay
Notable people
edit- Guy Lassausaie, chef
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ↑ "The Senegalese Tata in Chasselay". www.cheminsdememoire.gouv.fr. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
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