Brénaz
| Brénaz | ||
|---|---|---|
|
||
| local community | Arvière-en-Valromey | |
| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Ain | |
| Arrondissement | Belley | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 57 ' N , 5 ° 43' E | |
| Post Code | 01260 | |
| Former INSEE code | 01059 | |
| Incorporation | 1st January 2019 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
Brénaz is a village and a former French commune of 104 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Ain in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belonged to the canton of Hauteville-Lompnes and the Arrondissement Belley . The local residents of Brénaz are called Brénazien (ne) s in French .
With effect from January 1, 2019, the former municipalities of Virieu-le-Petit , Brénaz , Chavornay and Lochieu were merged to form the Commune nouvelle Arvière-en-Valromey and have the status of a Commune déléguée in the new municipality . The administrative headquarters are in Virieu-le-Petit.
geography
Brénaz is located at 690 m , about 21 kilometers north of the city of Belley and 48 km southeast of the prefecture of Bourg-en-Bresse (as the crow flies). The farming village extends in the southeast of Bugey , in a promising location on a flat area in the valley of the Valromey , at the west foot of the Hergues , a Jura crest that belongs to the Grand Colombier ridge .
The Valromey forms a wide depression between two high Jura ridges oriented in a north-south direction . The area is affected by the course of the breeze , which drains south to the Arvière .
In addition to the actual village, Brénaz also includes various hamlets and farms, namely:
- Boirin ( 700 m ) south-east adjoining the village
- Méraléaz ( 750 m ) on the western slope of the Hergues
- Larnin ( 760 m ) on the western slope of the Hergues
Neighboring towns of Brénaz are Haut-Valromey with Songieu in the north, Corbonod in the east, Lochieu in the south and Champagne-en-Valromey in the west.
history
The parish of Méraléaz with its then Saint Vincent church was mentioned for the first time in 1150 as it was taxable to the Carthusian monastery of Chartreuse d'Arvières in neighboring Lochnieu. In 1605, St. Francis de Sales moved the parish to Brénaz, whereupon the current village church of Saint Martin was built. Since the Middle Ages Brénaz has been under the sovereignty of the Counts of Savoy. With the Treaty of Lyon , the village came to France in 1601.
Attractions
The village church of Brénaz dates from the early 17th century.
population
| Population development | |
|---|---|
| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 115 |
| 1968 | 116 |
| 1975 | 103 |
| 1982 | 92 |
| 1990 | 95 |
| 1999 | 105 |
| 2007 | 93 |
| 2011 | 92 |
After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century, the population has remained at an almost constant level since the beginning of the 1970s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Brénaz was a predominantly agricultural village. Even today, the residents mainly live from their work in the first sector. Some workers are also commuters who work in the larger towns in the area.
The village is located off the major thoroughfares on a departmental road that leads from Artemare via Brénaz to the Col de Richemond . There are further road connections with Champagne-en-Valromey and over the Hergues ridge with Corbonod in the Rhône Valley (only open in summer).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Decree of the Prefecture No. 01-2018-12-17-007 on the creation of the Commune nouvelle Arvière-en-Valromey of December 17, 2018 .
- ↑ É. Philipon: Dictionnaire Topographique du Département de l'Ain . Imprimerie Nationale, 1911, p. 62, 253 (French, online [PDF; accessed January 4, 2014]).
- ^ Marie-Claude Guigue: Topography Historique du Département de l'Ain . Bourg-en-Bresse et Lyon, A. Brun, 1873, p. 53, 228 (French, online [accessed January 18, 2014]).
- ^ Brénaz - notice communal. In: cassini.ehess.fr. Retrieved June 10, 2015 (French, INSEE population from 1968 ).