Neuville-sur-Saone, France

Neuville-sur-Saône is a commune of the Rhône, region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, 15 km north of Lyon.

Although modest in terms of area (5 km²), its present territory of the characteristics that explain the history and prosperity of the city. It has indeed developed on the left bank of the Saône is the limit "west", while a steep terrain announces the plateau of Dombes east.

Moreover, on the edge of the Golden Mountains, the course of the Saone to approach Neuville is somehow a bottleneck.

Occupied since the Neolithic and then the Romans, the village is equipped with fortifications in the Middle Ages and in 1630, the archbishop of Lyon acquires a residence.

Meanwhile, from the fifteenth century, the river port is a step for cargo vessels connecting Lyon to Chalon. This boosts local trade and industrial units (including textiles) enhance the prosperity of the town.

Today, with nearly 7500 inhabitants, Neuville-sur-Saône continues to enjoy the attractions of the Saône and its associative and cultural dynamism as the development of its built and natural heritage make it a stage of interest near Lyon, Beaujolais and Dombes.