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Communay, Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
Regional Level Types
CommunayCommune
LyonArrondissement
RhôneDepartment
Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesRegion
FranceCountry

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The "Sainte-Lucie" pit of the coal mine of Communay

Sainte-Lucie pit, Communay, Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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The "Sainte-Lucie" pit of the coal mine of Communay

Sainte-Lucie pit, Communay, Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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The "Espérance" pit of the coal mine of Communay

Espérance pit, Communay, Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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The "Sainte-Lucie" pit of the coal mine of Communay

Sainte-Lucie pit, Communay, Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
04945560017272357082230.jpg
The "Sainte-Lucie" pit of the coal mine of Communay

Sainte-Lucie pit, Communay, Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
09411490017272357083824.jpg
The "Espérance" pit of the coal mine of Communay

Espérance pit, Communay, Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
08546570017272357074481.jpg
The "Sainte-Lucie" pit of the coal mine of Communay

Sainte-Lucie pit, Communay, Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
04945560017272357082230.jpg
The "Sainte-Lucie" pit of the coal mine of Communay

Sainte-Lucie pit, Communay, Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Communay4,110 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
306876
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:306876:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Communay, Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
German:
Communay, Arrondissement Lyon, Département Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankreich
Italian:
Communay, arrondissement di Lyon, Rodano, Alvernia-Rodano-Alpi, Francia
Spanish:
Communay, Distrito de Lyon, Ródano, Región de Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes, Francia
Afrikaans:
Communay, Rhône , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankryk
Aragonese:
Communay, Roine, Auvernia-Roine-Alpes, Francia
Asturian:
Communay, Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes, Francia
Bambara:
Communay, Faransi
Basque:
Communay, Lyongo barrutia, Rhône, Auvernia-Rhône-Alpeak, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Communay, Arrondissement Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankreich
Breton:
Communay, arondisamant Lyon, Ron, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
Communay, districte de Lió, Roine, Alvèrnia-Roine-Alps, França
Cebuano:
Communay, Arrondissement de Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Pransiya
Chechen:
Коммюне, Франци
Corsican:
Communay, Alvernia è Rodanu è Alpi, Francia
Croatian:
Communay, Francuska
Czech:
Communay, Arrondissement Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francie
Danish:
Communay, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrig
Dutch:
Communay, Arrondissement Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Communay, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Communay, Arondismento Liono, Rhône, Aŭvernjo-Rodano-Alpoj, Francio
Estonian:
Communay, Rhône'i departemang, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Communay, Frakland
Finnish:
Communay, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Comenê, Rôno, Ôvèrgne-Rôno-Ârpes, France
Friulian:
Communay, France
Galician:
Communay, Ródano, Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes, Francia
Greenlandic:
Communay, Franskit Nunaat
Hungarian:
Communay, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Communay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frakkland
Ido:
Communay, Arvernia-Rodano-Alpi, Francia
Indonesian:
Communay, Arondisemen Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Perancis
Interlingua:
Communay, Departimento Rhone, Auvernia-Rhodano-Alpes, Francia
Interlingue:
Communay, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Communay, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Communay, Frans
Kabyle:
Communay, Rhône, Fransa
Kongo:
Communay, Rhône, Fwalansa
Latin:
Communay, Rhodanus, Arvernia Rhodanus Alpesque, Francia
Latvian:
Communay, Rona, Overņa-Rona-Alpi, Francija
Ligurian:
Communay, Fransa
Limburgian:
Communay, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Communay, Rona, Overnė-Rona-Alpės, Prancūzija
Lombard:
Communay, Rhône, Alvernia-Roden-Alp, Frància
Low Saxon/Low German:
Communay, Rhône, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Communay, Arrondissement Lyon, Departement Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankräich
Malagasy:
Communay, Rhône, Frantsa
Malay:
Communay, Rhône, Perancis
Minangkabau:
Communay, Parancih
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Communay, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Hoat-kok
Narom:
Communay, Âovergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Neapolitan:
Communay, Franza
Norwegian:
Communay, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Communay, Departementet Rhône, Frankrike
Occitan:
Communay, arrondiment de Lion, Ròse, Auvèrnhe Ròse Aups, França
Papiamento:
Communay, Fransia
Picard:
Communay, Franche
Piedmontese:
Communay, Ròno, Alvernia-Ròno-Alp, Fransa
Polish:
Communay, Okręg Lyon, Rodan, Owernia-Rodan-Alpy, Francja
Portuguese:
Communay, Arrondissement de Lyon, Ródano, Auvérnia-Ródano-Alpes, França
Romanian:
Communay, Arondismentul Lyon, Rhône, Auverge-Ron-Alpi, Franța
Romansh:
Communay, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Communay, Frantza
Scots:
Communay, Arrondissement o Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Communay, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, An Fhraing
Serbian:
Комине, Рона, Оверња-Рона-Алпи, Француска
Serbo-Croatian:
Communay, Rhône, Francuska
Sicilian:
Communay, Alvernia-Rudanu-Alpi, Francia
Slovak:
Communay, Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francúzsko
Swahili:
Communay, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Communay, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrike
Turkish:
Communay, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Коммюне, Рона, Овернь-Рона-Альпи, Франція
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Communay, Fransiya
Venetian:
Communay, Rodano, Alvergna-Rodano-Alpe, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Communay, Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Pháp
Volapük:
Communay, Rhône, Fransän
Walloon:
Communay, France
Waray:
Communay, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fransya
Welsh:
Communay, arrondissement Lyon, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Communay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Communay, Faraas
Zulu:
Communay, IFulansi


"(Coming from Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon). South of Lyon on the N7. Various plant impressions on the dumps of the coal mines." [Belot, 1978]

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