Feyzin
Feyzin is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France.
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Location of Feyzin 
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| Coordinates: 45°40′23″N 4°51′32″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Metropolis | Metropolis of Lyon |
| Arrondissement | Lyon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Yves Blein |
| Area 1 | 9.64 km2 (3.72 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 9,857 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 69276 /69320 |
| Elevation | 155–234 m (509–768 ft) (avg. 204 m or 669 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
The refinery near Feyzin was the location of an explosion and fire on January 4, 1966 which resulted in the deaths of 18 people and the injury of 81.
Transports
There are many Bus Lines and the tramway line for direction Gare de Venissieux and 8th arrondissement.
gollark: Well, you think wrong, as is typical.
gollark: At least it's better than Esobot.
gollark: 2 is very many, of course.
gollark: - it always inserted to position 0 in the queue, which somehow didn't break anything badly enough for me to notice- the thing which was meant to load old reminders into the queue only loaded past ones, causing unpredictable, weird behaviour
gollark: Okay, I have so, so many problems with this code.
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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