Chasse-sur-Rhône

Chasse-sur-Rhône (French pronunciation: [ʃas syʁ ʁon], literally Chasse on Rhône) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.

Chasse-sur-Rhône
An aerial view of Chasse-sur-Rhône
Location of Chasse-sur-Rhône
Chasse-sur-Rhône
Chasse-sur-Rhône
Coordinates: 45°34′53″N 4°48′03″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentIsère
ArrondissementVienne
CantonVienne-1
IntercommunalityCA Vienne Condrieu
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Christophe Bouvier
Area
1
7.91 km2 (3.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
6,372
  Density810/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
38087 /38670
Elevation145–290 m (476–951 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The St. Joan of Arc Chapel, where Joan of Arc reputedly visited and prayed at the chapel on 9 March 1429 after meeting King Charles VII of France was originally built in Chasse-sur-Rhône, before being dismantled and transported to the United States, where it was rebuilt, in 1927.

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