Colombier-Saugnieu () is the easternmost commune in the

Rhône The Rhône ( , ; Occitan language, Occitan: ''Ròse''; Franco-Provençal, Arpitan: ''Rôno'') is a major river in France and Switzerland, rising in the Alps and flowing west and south through Lake Geneva and Southeastern France before dischargi ...

department, on the border with

Isère Isère ( , ; ; , ) is a landlocked Departments of France, department in the southeastern French Regions of France, region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Named after the river Isère (river), Isère, it had a population of 1,271,166 in 2019.

, in the

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (; AURA) or ; or ; . is a Regions of France, region in southeast-central France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions; it resulted from the merger of Auvergne and Rhône-Alpes. The new region came into e ...

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in central-eastern

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

Geography

The river

Bourbre The Bourbre () is a long river in the Isère and Rhône departments in central eastern France. Its source is in Burcin. It flows generally north-northwest. It is a left tributary of the Rhône, into which it flows at Chavanoz. Departments and ...

forms part of the commune's eastern border.

Lyon-Saint-Exupéry TGV station Lyon-Saint-Exupéry TGV station (formerly ''Gare de Satolas TGV'') is a railway station near Lyon, France, directly attached to Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport. The station was built as an addition to the airport to serve TGV trains on the LGV Rh� ...

and most of

Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport — formerly known as ''Lyon Satolas Airport'' — is an international airport of Lyon, the third-largest city in France and an important transport facility for the entire Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It lies in ...

(a small part in the north is in

Pusignan Pusignan () is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France. Population 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 L ...

) are in the commune. It is part of the public transport zone of

Rhônexpress Rhônexpress () is an express tram-train service which links Lyon, France, with its main airport, Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport, and the TGV railway station located there. At its opening in 2010, it became one of the most expensive airport-to ...

, although the rail link does not serve the villages of Colombier (which houses the town hall), Saugnieu and Montcul east of the airport.

Population

Education

The commune has a primary school, the Groupe Scolaire Jules Ferry.Groupe scolaire Jules Ferry
" Colombier-Saugnieu. Retrieved on 5 September 2016.

Politics

Since 2008, Pierre Marmonier has held the mayorship of Colombier-Saugnieu. He was re-elected in the 2020 municipal election.

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Colombiersaugneiu Communes of Rhône (department)