Arnas (French pronunciation: [aʁnas]) is a commune of the Rhône department, eastern France.

Arnas
The town hall in Arnas
The town hall in Arnas
Location of Arnas
Map
Arnas is located in France
Arnas
Arnas
Arnas is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Arnas
Arnas
Coordinates: 46°01′28″N 4°42′33″E / 46.0244°N 4.7092°E / 46.0244; 4.7092
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentRhône
ArrondissementVillefranche-sur-Saône
CantonGleizé
IntercommunalityCA Villefranche Beaujolais Saône
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Michel Romanet-Chancrin[1]
Area
1
17.52 km2 (6.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,215
 • Density240/km2 (620/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
69013 /69400
Elevation167–264 m (548–866 ft)
(avg. 190 m or 620 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Neighboring municipalities edit

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 498—    
1821 648+0.94%
1846 775+0.72%
1872 984+0.92%
1901 1,031+0.16%
1926 965−0.26%
1946 1,112+0.71%
1962 1,349+1.21%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,547+2.31%
1975 2,116+4.58%
1982 2,336+1.42%
1990 2,783+2.21%
1999 3,106+1.23%
2007 3,212+0.42%
2012 3,409+1.20%
2017 3,778+2.08%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also edit

Communes of the Rhône department

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Arnas, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE