Colombier-Saugnieu
Commune
The town hall in Colombier-Saugnieu
Coat of arms
Location of Colombier-Saugnieu
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Coordinates: 45°42′44″N 5°06′46″E / 45.7122°N 5.1128°E / 45.7122; 5.1128
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Rhône
Arrondissement	Lyon
Canton	Genas
Intercommunality	CC de l'Est Lyonnais
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pierre Marmonier[1]
Area 1	27.62 km2 (10.66 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2021)[2]	2,757
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Demonym	Colombards
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	69299 /69124
Elevation	200–277 m (656–909 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Colombier-Saugnieu (French pronunciation: [kɔlɔ̃bje soɲø]) is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France. Since 2008, Pierre Marmonier has been the mayor of Colombier-Saugnieu. He was re-elected in the 2020 municipal elections.^[3][1]

Geography

The river Bourbre forms part of the commune's eastern border. Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport and Lyon-Saint-Exupéry TGV station are in the commune. It is part of the public transport zone of Rhônexpress.

Population

Education

The commune has one primary school, Groupe Scolaire Jules Ferry.^[5]