Gleizé () is a
commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Rhône
The Rhône ( , ; wae, Rotten ; frp, Rôno ; oc, Ròse ) is a major river in France and Switzerland, rising in the Alps and flowing west and south through Lake Geneva and southeastern France before discharging into the Mediterranean Sea. At Ar ...
department in eastern
France
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.
Population
Culture and heritage
Places and monuments
*
Castle of Vaurenard : This is where the Baron de Richemont died.
* Castle Montfleury.
* Castle of Saint-Fonds.
File:Château de Vaurenard Fontaine 2.jpg, Castle of Vaurenard
File:Chateau saint-fonds gleize.jpg, Castle of Saint-Fonds
File:Memorial Heiho Niten Ichi Ryu.jpg, Heiho Niten Ichi Ryu Memorial
Personalities
* Baron de Richemont, died in Gleizé August 10, 1853, French crook who pretended to be
Louis XVII
Louis XVII (born Louis Charles, Duke of Normandy; 27 March 1785 – 8 June 1795) was the younger son of King Louis XVI of France and Queen Marie Antoinette. His older brother, Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France, died in June 1789, a little over a m ...
.
*
Kevin Joss-Rauze, born in Gleizé, professional basketball player.
*
Rudy Molard, a French road cyclist, was born there.
See also
*
Communes of the Rhône department
The following is a list of the 208 communes of the Rhône department of France. This list does not includes the Lyon Metropolis
The Metropolis of Lyon (french: Métropole de Lyon), also known as ("Greater Lyon"), is a French territorial coll ...
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Rhône-Alpes
Rhône-Alpes () was an administrative region of France. Since 1 January 2016, it is part of the new region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It is located on the eastern border of the country, towards the south. The region was named after the river Rhône ...
References
External links
mairie-gleize.fr official website
Communes of Rhône (department)
Beaujolais (province)
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