title: Saint-Fons
text: # Saint-Fons
  
  Saint-Fons (French pronunciation: ​; Arpitan: Cent-Fonts,) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, eastern France. It was created in 1888 from part of the commune of Vénissieux.
  
  ## Population
  
  | Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1891 | 4,060 | — |
  | 1896 | 4,160 | +0.49% |
  | 1901 | 4,982 | +3.67% |
  | 1906 | 5,325 | +1.34% |
  | 1911 | 6,018 | +2.48% |
  | 1921 | 7,248 | +1.88% |
  | 1926 | 9,362 | +5.25% |
  | 1931 | 10,660 | +2.63% |
  | 1936 | 10,443 | −0.41% |
  | 1946 | 10,607 | +0.16% |
  | Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
  | 1954 | 11,100 | +0.57% |
  | 1962 | 13,067 | +2.06% |
  | 1968 | 15,096 | +2.43% |
  | 1975 | 17,144 | +1.83% |
  | 1982 | 15,291 | −1.62% |
  | 1990 | 15,735 | +0.36% |
  | 1999 | 15,671 | −0.05% |
  | 2007 | 16,964 | +1.00% |
  | 2012 | 17,463 | +0.58% |
  | 2017 | 18,802 | +1.49% |
  
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  Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017) :
  
  