La Chapelle-de-Mardore () is a former

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in the

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Rhône-Alpes Rhône-Alpes () was an administrative region of France. Since 1 January 2016, it is part of the new region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It is located on the eastern border of the country, towards the south. The region was named after the river Rhône a ...

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in eastern

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. Its population was 222 in 2019. On 1 January 2013, La Chapelle-de-Mardore and four other communes merged becoming one commune called

Thizy-les-Bourgs Thizy-les-Bourgs () is a commune in the Rhône department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. The result of the merger, on 1 January 2013, of the communes of Bourg-de-Thizy, La Chapelle-de-Mardore, Mardore, Marnand and Thizy. ...

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Former communes of Rhône (department) Beaujolais (province) {{Rhône-geo-stub