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Subprefecture and commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Villefranche-sur-Saône is a town of 36,000 people (2022) in Greater Lyon. It is known for being the main city of the Beaujolais region.
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Collégiale Notre-Dame-des-Marais
Gothic church whose 72 -meter spire dominates the city. Listed in the inventory of Historic Monuments in 1840.
Musée Paul Dini
Museum of paintings by artists from Lyon and the Rhone-Alpes region from 1875 to the present day.
Shopping street and main artery of the city. Many remarkable facades dot it.
Crazy stones space
Geological and viticultural museum and botanic garden.
Visitor centre and exhibition space.
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Villefranche is bordered by the A6 motorway, which provides access from the north: Paris, Burgundy, and Alsace; and from the south: Lyon.
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Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône · International · LYS
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