Gleizé

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

(2020–2026) Ghislain de Longevialle^[1]Area10.46 km² (4.04 sq mi)Population7,614 • Density730/km² (1,900/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation181–292 m (594–958 ft)
(avg. 234 m or 768 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gleizé (French pronunciation: [ɡlɛze]) is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,045	—
1975	3,708	+2.85%
1982	6,591	+8.56%
1990	8,317	+2.95%
1999	8,050	−0.36%
2007	7,766	−0.45%
2012	7,605	−0.42%
2017	7,472	−0.35%
Source: INSEE[3]

Culture and heritage

Places and monuments

• Castle of Vaurenard : This is where the Baron de Richemont died.
• Castle Montfleury.
• Castle of Saint-Fonds.
• Heiho Niten Ichi Ryu Memorial (Lyon-Japan Japan-France Memorial).
• Statue of Miyamoto Musashi.

• 
  Castle of Vaurenard
• 
  Castle of Saint-Fonds
• 
  Heiho Niten Ichi Ryu Memorial

Personalities

• Baron de Richemont, died in Gleizé August 10, 1853, French crook who pretended to be Louis XVII.
• Kevin Joss-Rauze, born in Gleizé, professional basketball player.
• Rudy Molard, a French road cyclist, was born there.

Celebration

On Saturday, June 17, 2023, the celebration of the Statue of Miyamoto Musashi took place on the Esplanade of the Miyamoto Musashi dojo (in front of the main facade of the Lyon-Japan-Japan-France Memorial) in the presence of the authority concerned. The 1m80 bronze statue cast by the Adobati foundry, is offered by a Japanese artist to all the inhabitants of Gleizé. The Certificate of Authenticity was given at this time and recalls the twinning established since March 4, 1999 (date of foundation of the Miyamoto Musashi dojo) with Ohara-Cho (province of Mimasaka).

See also

• Communes of the Rhône department
• Rhône-Alpes

References

External links

• mairie-gleize.fr, official website