Sathonay-Camp () is a commune in the

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), eastern

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. The commune was created in 1908, when the former commune

Sathonay Sathonay is a former commune of the Ain department in France. It was divided into two new communes in 1908: Sathonay-Camp and Sathonay-Village. Since 1968, these communes are not part of Ain any longer, but are part of the Rhône The Rhô ...

was split into the communes of Sathonay-Camp and Sathonay-Village. With a population of 6,497 in 2019, it serves as the south terminal of the

LGV Sud-Est The LGV Sud-Est (French: ''Ligne à Grande Vitesse Sud-Est''; English: ''South East high-speed line)'' is a French high-speed rail line which connects the Paris and Lyon areas. It was France's first high-speed rail line, it has also been the mo ...

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