Le Bois-d'Oingt
Le Bois-d'Oingt (French pronunciation: [lə bwa dwɛ̃], literally The Wood of Oingt) is a former commune located in the Rhône in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, in eastern France. On 1 January 2017, Le Bois-d'Oingt, Oingt and Saint-Laurent-d'Oingt merged becoming one commune of Val d'Oingt.[2]
Le Bois-d'Oingt | |
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Part of Val d'Oingt | |
 Place de la libération in Le Bois-d'Oingt | |
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Location of Le Bois-d'Oingt | |
  Le Bois-d'Oingt  Le Bois-d'Oingt | |
| Coordinates: 45°55′16″N 4°35′10″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Villefranche-sur-Saône |
| Canton | Le Bois-d'Oingt |
| Commune | Val d'Oingt |
| Area 1 | 5.13 km2 (1.98 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 2,577 |
| • Density | 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Buisantins, Buisantines |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 69620 |
| Elevation | 250–466 m (820–1,529 ft) (avg. 300 m or 980 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Le Bois d'Oingt's acreage is of 1.976 square mile (512 hectares), and it lies at 350 meters altitude.
The inhabitants of Bois d’Oingt are called the “buisantins”.
See also
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