Genas

Genas
Commune
The church of Saint-Barthélémy in Genas
Coat of arms
Location of Genas
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Coordinates: 45°43′56″N 5°00′10″E / 45.7322°N 5.0028°E / 45.7322; 5.0028
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Rhône
Arrondissement	Lyon
Canton	Genas
Intercommunality	CC de l'Est Lyonnais
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Daniel Valéro1
Area 1	23.84 km2 (9.20 sq mi)
Population  (2023)2	13,421
• Density	563.0/km2 (1,458/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	69277 /69740
Elevation	208–263 m (682–863 ft) (avg. 218 m or 715 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Genas (French pronunciation: [ʒənas]) is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.³ Since 2008, Daniel Valéro has been the mayor of Genas. He was re-elected in the 2020 municipal elections.¹

It is located approximately 14 km (9 mi) east-southeast of Lyon. The town includes the hamlets of Azieu and Vurey.

Formerly part of the Isère department, Genas was attached to the Rhône department in 1967.⁴

Historical population Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 2,828 —     1975 4,710 +7.56% 1982 5,471 +2.16% 1990 9,316 +6.88% 1999 11,140 +2.01% 2007 11,531 +0.43% 2012 12,355 +1.39% 2017 12,734 +0.61% 2023 13,421 +0.88% Source: INSEE5

The town is served by Rhône public transport services.

Genas is twinned with Ronshausen in Germany.