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Villefranche-sur-Saone
Villefranche town hall
Information
Country	France
Regions	Rhône-Alpes ​Rhône
Watercourse	Saone
Area	9,48 km²
Population	35 640 hab. (2011)
Density	3 759,49 inhab./km²
Postal code	69400
Spindle	UTC 01:00, UTC 02:00
Location
45 ° 59 ′ 25 ″ N 4 ° 43 ′ 13 ″ E
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Villefranche-sur-Saone is a city of Rhône-Alpes, sub-prefecture of the department of Rhône. It is located about thirty kilometers north of Lyon.

Understand

The inhabitants of Villefranche are called the Caladois.

To go

By train

Villefranche is served by a train station.

• 45.9845774.7210711 Villefranche station 113, place de la Gare (last update Feb. 2018)

By car

Villefranche is bordered by the motorway A6, which allows to reach, towards the north: Paris, the Burgundy, the'Alsace ; and to the south, Lyon. THE'A46 allows you to avoid Lyon and to reach, towards the south, Marseilles, the'Spain ; to the east, Geneva, the Alps, the'Italy.

Circulate

To see

• 45.98884.71891 Collegiate Church of Notre-Dame-des-Marais  – Gothic church whose spire of 72 meters dominates the city. Listed in the inventory of Historic Monuments of 1840. (last updated Oct 2016)
• 45.99084.7212 Paul Dini Museum place Faubert,   33 4 74 68 33 70  sea.- Fri. : 11 h - 18 h 30, sat.- Sun. : 14 h - 18 h 30. – Museum of paintings by artists from Lyon and Rhône-Alpes from 1875 to the present day. (last update Feb. 2018)
• 45.99044.71873 National street  – Shopping street and main artery of the city. Many remarkable facades dot it. (last update jul. 2020)

Do

• 45.9704964.7503381 Bordelan water body  (last update jul. 2020)

Events

• The wave of conscripts

To buy

Eat

Have a drink / Go out

Housing

Communicate

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