Le Bois-d'Oingt

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Part of Val d'Oingt in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

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Location of Le Bois-d'Oingt

45°55′16″N 4°35′10″E / 45.9211°N 4.5861°E / 45.9211; 4.5861CountryFranceRegionAuvergne-Rhône-AlpesDepartmentRhôneArrondissementVillefranche-sur-SaôneCantonLe Bois-d'OingtCommuneVal d'Oingt Area

5.13 km² (1.98 sq mi)Population

(2019)^[1]

2,577 • Density500/km² (1,300/sq mi)Demonym(s)Buisantins, BuisantinesTime zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal code

69620

Elevation250–466 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.

Le Bois-d'Oingt (French pronunciation: [lə bwa dwɛ̃], literally The Wood of Oingt) is a former commune located in the Rhône in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, in eastern France. On 1 January 2017, Le Bois-d'Oingt, Oingt and Saint-Laurent-d'Oingt merged becoming one commune of Val d'Oingt.^[2]

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”.

References

^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
^ (in French) Arrêté du 22 septembre 2016 portant création de la commune nouvelle de Val d'Oingt, Journal officiel.