Chasselay, Rhône

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Chasselay

(2020–2026) Jacques Pariost^[1]Area

12.78 km² (4.93 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,828 • Density220/km² (570/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

69049 /69380

Elevation189–524 m (620–1,719 ft)
(avg. 200 m or 660 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chasselay (French pronunciation: [ʃaslɛ] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France. The village is located between Lyon and Villefranche-sur-Saône. It is a relatively rural community without a train station.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,169	—
1975	1,438	+3.00%
1982	1,708	+2.49%
1990	2,002	+2.01%
1999	2,590	+2.90%
2007	2,691	+0.48%
2012	2,687	−0.03%
2017	2,784	+0.71%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Main sights

Tata of Chasselay^[4]

Sports

GOAL FC football team based in Chasselay

Notable people

Guy Lassausaie, chef

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ "The Senegalese Tata in Chasselay". www.cheminsdememoire.gouv.fr. Retrieved 2018-10-09.