Saint-Priest | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Saint-Priest (Rhône).svg |
Arrondissement: | Lyon |
Insee: | 69290 |
Postal Code: | 69800 |
Mayor: | Gilles Gascon[1] |
Party: | LR |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Coordinates: | 45.6972°N 4.9447°W |
Elevation M: | 208 |
Elevation Min M: | 189 |
Elevation Max M: | 263 |
Area Km2: | 29.71 |
Saint-Priest (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃ pʁijɛst/; Sant-Priést) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in east-south France. The 19th-century French historian and epigrapher Auguste Allmer (1815–1899) was a tax collector in Saint-Priest.
It is the fourth-largest suburb of the city of Lyon, and is located to its southeast side. The Saint-Priest station is served by local trains to Lyon and Saint-André-le-Gaz.