Gleizé

Gleizé
Gleizé
Commune
	The church in Gleizé
	Location of Gleizé
	Gleizé Gleizé
	Coordinates: 45°59′24″N 4°41′51″E / 45.99°N 4.6975°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Rhône
Arrondissement	Villefranche-sur-Saône
Canton	Gleizé
Intercommunality	CA Villefranche Beaujolais Saône
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Ghislain de Longevialle
Area 1	10.46 km2 (4.04 sq mi)
Population (2021)	7,614
• Density	730/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	69092 /69400
Elevation	181–292 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.

Gleizé (French pronunciation: [ɡlɛze]) is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,045	—
1975	3,708	+2.85%
1982	6,591	+8.56%
1990	8,317	+2.95%
1999	8,050	−0.36%
2007	7,766	−0.45%
2012	7,605	−0.42%
2017	7,472	−0.35%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Culture and heritage

Places and monuments

Castle of Vaurenard : This is where the Baron de Richemont died.
Castle Montfleury.
Castle of Saint-Fonds.
Heiho Niten Ichi Ryu Memorial (Lyon-Japan Japan-France Memorial).
Statue of Miyamoto Musashi.

Castle of Vaurenard
Castle of Saint-Fonds
Heiho Niten Ichi Ryu Memorial

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.

Celebration

On Saturday, June 17, 2023, the celebration of the Statue of Miyamoto Musashi took place on the Esplanade of the Miyamoto Musashi dojo (in front of the main facade of the Lyon-Japan-Japan-France Memorial) in the presence of the authority concerned. The 1m80 bronze statue cast by the Adobati foundry, is offered by a Japanese artist to all the inhabitants of Gleizé. The Certificate of Authenticity was given at this time and recalls the twinning established since March 4, 1999 (date of foundation of the Miyamoto Musashi dojo) with Ohara-Cho (province of Mimasaka).