Arnas, Rhône

Arnas
Commune
The town hall in Arnas
Location of Arnas
Arnas Show map of France Arnas Show map of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coordinates: 46°01′28″N 4°42′33″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Rhône
Arrondissement	Villefranche-sur-Saône
Canton	Gleizé
Intercommunality	CA Villefranche Beaujolais Saône
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Romanet-Chancrin[1]
Area ^1	17.52 km^2 (6.76 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	4,408
• Density	250/km^2 (650/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	69013 /69400
Elevation	167–264 m (548–866 ft) (avg. 190 m or 620 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Arnas (French pronunciation: [aʁnas]) is a commune of the Rhône department, eastern France.

Neighboring municipalities

• Villefranche-sur-Saône
• Gleizé
• Denicé
• Saint-Julien
• Saint-Georges-de-Reneins
• Fareins

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 498 —     1821 648 +0.94% 1846 775 +0.72% 1872 984 +0.92% 1901 1,031 +0.16% 1926 965 −0.26% 1946 1,112 +0.71% 1962 1,349 +1.21%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 1,547 +2.31% 1975 2,116 +4.58% 1982 2,336 +1.42% 1990 2,783 +2.21% 1999 3,106 +1.23% 2007 3,212 +0.42% 2012 3,409 +1.20% 2017 3,778 +2.08%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968–2017)[4]

See also

Communes of the Rhône department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Arnas, EHESS (in French).
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE