Vancia
Vancia is a hamlet in Rillieux-la-Pape, Arrondissement of Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Vancia is situated nearby to the locality Les Grandes Terres, as well as near Grand Bieux.Places of Interest
Highlights include Église Saint-Pierre de Vancia and Fort de Vancia.
Église Saint-Pierre de Vancia
Church
Photo: François GOGLINS, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Saint-Pierre de Vancia is a church.
Fort de Vancia
Fort
Photo: Rexcornot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Fort de Vancia is a former military installation built between 1872 and 1878 in the municipalities of Sathonay-Village and Rillieux-la-Pape, north of Lyon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rillieux-la-Pape and Sathonay-Village.
Rillieux-la-Pape
Town
Photo: Mairie rillieuxlapape, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rillieux-la-Pape is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of central-eastern France. In 2020, it had a population of 30,887. The commune was formed in 1973 by the merger of the former communes Rillieux and Crépieux-la-Pape.
Sathonay-Village
Village
Photo: PHILDIC, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sathonay-Village is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in central-eastern France. The commune was created in 1908, when the former commune Sathonay was split into the communes of Sathonay-Camp and Sathonay-Village. Sathonay-Village is situated 2½ km west of Vancia.
Vancia
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in France
- Category: locality
- Location: Rillieux-la-Pape, Arrondissement of Lyon, Greater Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.83426° or 45° 50′ 3″ northLongitude
4.91196° or 4° 54′ 43″ eastElevation
311 metres (1,020 feet)Open location code
8FQ6RWM6+PQOpenStreetMap ID
node 74941160OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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