Le Bois-d'Oingt

Le Bois-d'Oingt

Place de la libération in Le Bois-d'Oingt

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Le Bois-d'Oingt

Coordinates: 45°55′16″N 4°35′10″E / 45.9211°N 4.5861°E / 45.9211; 4.5861Coordinates: 45°55′16″N 4°35′10″E / 45.9211°N 4.5861°E / 45.9211; 4.5861
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Rhône
Arrondissement Villefranche-sur-Saône
Canton Le Bois-d'Oingt
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Yves Trincat
Area1 5.13 km2 (1.98 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 1,973
  Density 380/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 69024 / 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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Le Bois-d'Oingt is a commune located in the Rhône in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, in eastern France.

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”.

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