Vaux-en-Beaujolais (French pronunciation: [vo ɑ̃ boʒɔlɛ], literally Vaux in Beaujolais) is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France. It is the inspiration for the fictional town of Clochemerle.[3][4]
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 The church in Vaux-en-Beaujolais | |
Location of Vaux-en-Beaujolais  | |
  Vaux-en-Beaujolais  Vaux-en-Beaujolais | |
| Coordinates: 46°03′25″N 4°35′33″E / 46.0569°N 4.5925°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Villefranche-sur-Saône |
| Canton | Gleizé |
| Intercommunality | CA Villefranche Beaujolais Saône |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Charles Perrin[1] |
| Area 1 | 17.74 km2 (6.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,131 |
| • Density | 64/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 69257 /69460 |
| Elevation | 270–820 m (890–2,690 ft) (avg. 360 m or 1,180 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ William Rodarmor, Anna Livia, "France: A Traveler's Literary Companion", Traveler's Literary Companions vol.16, Whereabouts Press, 2008, ISBN 1-883513-18-9, p.179
- ^ Kevin Passmore, "From Liberalism to Fascism: The Right in a French Province, 1928-1939", Cambridge University Press, 2002, ISBN 0-521-89426-3, p.104
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- Vaux en Beaujolais website (in French)
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