Bourg-de-Thizy
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  Bourg-de-Thizy | |
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Location within Rhône-Alpes region  Bourg-de-Thizy | |
| Coordinates: 46°02′06″N 4°17′59″E / 46.035°N 4.2997°ECoordinates: 46°02′06″N 4°17′59″E / 46.035°N 4.2997°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Villefranche-sur-Saône |
| Area1 | 14.49 km2 (5.59 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 2,604 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 69025 / 69240 |
| Elevation |
365–570 m (1,198–1,870 ft) (avg. 461 m or 1,512 ft) |
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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. | |
Bourg-de-Thizy is a former commune of the Rhône department in Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France.
On 1 January 2013, Bourg-de-Thizy and four other communes merged becoming one commune called Thizy-les-Bourgs.
Twin towns
Bourg-de-Thizy is twinned with the small East Yorkshire town of Hessle in the United Kingdom.
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