La Tour-de-Salvagny

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La Tour-de-Salvagny

Total population

4,272

Elevation240 m

Land area8.43 km²

WeatherAvg high 62.9°F

Coordinates45.81°, 4.72°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

La Tour-de-Salvagny is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. It borders Parc de Lacroix-Laval in Marcy-l'Étoile.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Jérémy Berthod

French footballer

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Maurice Thuilière

French writer, poet and journalist

Corinne Maîtrejean

French fencer

Yoann Lemoine

French singer, songwriter, music video director and graphic designer

Auguste Burdeau

French politician (1851-1894)

Pierre Cuilleret

French businessperson

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André Plaisantin

Anne Gastinel

French cellist

Anne Laplantine

French musician (born 1972)

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Catherine Pibarot

French handball player

C

Charles Gillibert

French film producer

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Charles Guthmüller

French politician (1897-1976)

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Hélène Seuzaret

French actress

Jean-Paul Muel

French actor

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Joseph Vialatoux

French philosopher (1880–1970)

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Jérôme De Oliveira

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

• Limonest
  3.1 mi away · pop. 3,838
• Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-d'Or
  4.9 mi away · pop. 5,900
• Vaugneray
  5.9 mi away · pop. 5,571
• Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or
  6.4 mi away · pop. 2,978
• Fontaines-sur-Saône
  6.5 mi away · pop. 7,047
• Neuville-sur-Saône
  7.4 mi away · pop. 7,721
• Messimy
  8.2 mi away · pop. 3,543
• Anse
  8.5 mi away · pop. 7,947
• Trévoux
  9.3 mi away · pop. 6,947
• Reyrieux
  9.9 mi away · pop. 5,098
• Limas
  11.2 mi away · pop. 4,790
• Miribel
  11.4 mi away · pop. 10,225

Browse all places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Melanotus punctolineatus

Melanotus punctolineatus

Seen 2026-06-08

Domestic Muscovy Duck

Cairina moschata domestica

Seen 2026-06-08

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle

Coccinella septempunctata

Seen 2026-06-08

Greenhouse Camel Cricket

Tachycines asynamorus

Seen 2026-06-08

Sweet Chestnut

Castanea sativa

Seen 2026-06-08

broad-leaved sweet pea

Lathyrus latifolius

Seen 2026-06-08

Mint Moth

Pyrausta aurata

Seen 2026-06-08

Napoleon Spider

Synema globosum

Seen 2026-06-08

moth mullein

Verbascum blattaria

Seen 2026-06-08

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers