Thizy () is a former
commune in the
Rhône
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department in
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 ...
region
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in eastern
France
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.
On 1 January 2013, Thizy 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. ...
.
References
Former communes of Rhône (department)
Beaujolais (province)
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