Gleizé

Gleizé is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.

Gleizé
The church in Gleizé
Location of Gleizé
Gleizé
Gleizé
Coordinates: 45°59′24″N 4°41′51″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentRhône
ArrondissementVillefranche-sur-Saône
CantonGleizé
IntercommunalityVillefranche Beaujolais Saône
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Ghislain de Longevialle
Area
1
10.46 km2 (4.04 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
7,472
  Density710/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
69092 /69400
Elevation181–292 m (594–958 ft)
(avg. 234 m or 768 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Culture and heritage

Places and monuments

Personalities

  • Baron de Richemont, died in Gleizé August 10, 1853, French crook who pretended to be Louis XVII.
  • Kevin Joss-Rauze, born in Gleizé, professional basketball player.
  • Rudy Molard, a French road cyclist, was born there.

International relations

Sister-City

Since March 4, 1999, the village of Ōhara located in the Japanese province of Mimasaka cradle of Miyamoto Musashi is twinned with the inhabitants of Gleizé in the presence of Sensei Tadashi Chihara tenth descendant of Miyamoto Musashi under the mandate of Ōhara Mayor Yuki Hiroshi, as well as the mayor of Gleizé Mrs. Élisabeth Lamure.[2] This event was extended by the official invitation of Japan for May 20, 2000 in Ōhara. With the new mayor Fukuda Yoshiaki, and the arrival of the mayor of Gleizé, the inauguration of the Budokan Miyamoto Musashi [3] took place with several Japanese authorities. The Heiho Niten Ichi Ryu Memorial in Gleizé guarantees the memory of these relations as well as the regions and countries that officially joined him ; successively Japan, France, Cambodia, ASEAN, Russia and at the same time, the province of Mimasaka, the Rhône-Alpes region, the Center region and the Burgundy region.

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