Brénod
| Brénod | ||
|---|---|---|
.svg)
|
|
|
| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Ain | |
| Arrondissement | Nantua | |
| Canton | Hauteville-Lompnes | |
| Community association | Haut-Bugey agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 4 ′ N , 5 ° 36 ′ E | |
| height | 831-1,136 m | |
| surface | 23.79 km 2 | |
| Residents | 509 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 21 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 01110 | |
| INSEE code | 01060 | |
| Website | www.brenod.com | |
 The municipal council ( Mairie ) of Brénod |
||
Brénod is a commune with 509 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Ain department in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the canton of Hauteville-Lompnes and the Arrondissement of Nantua .
geography
Brénod is located at 853 m , nine kilometers north of Hauteville-Lompnes and about 23 kilometers northeast of the city of Ambérieu-en-Bugey (beeline). The village extends in central Bugey , on the northern edge of a wide valley of the High Jura , which is part of the Plateau d'Hauteville, on the Albarine .
The area of the 23.79 km² large municipality covers a section of the southern French Jura. The main part is occupied by a broad basin oriented in north-south direction (on average at 830 m ), which forms a syncline in the Jura folds . This basin is drained to the south by the Albarine. In the west this depression is bounded by the anticline of the Grande Montagne (up to 1091 m ). North of Brénod, the valley narrows noticeably and ends in the valley basin of the Combe de Férirand , in which the Étang de Marron is also located.
To the east, the Brénod depression is flanked by the northern extension of the Planachate anticline. At 1120 m, it forms the highest point in Brénod. However , a large part of the vault was removed by erosion , so that an anticline valley was created here with the Combe de Léchaud . It represents the headwaters of the Albarine, has various bog areas and is bordered in the west by the ridges of the Forêt de Pré-Goyet ( 1045 m ), in the east by the Forêt des Moussières (up to 1,100 m ).
In addition to the actual village, Brénod also includes various hamlets, farm groups and individual farms, including:
- Maconnod ( 940 m ) at the western foot of the Forêt des Moussières
- Pré de Joux ( 940 m ) in the Combe de Férirand
Neighboring municipalities of Brénod are Saint-Martin-du-Frêne and Les Neyrolles in the north, Haut Valromey with Le Petit-Abergement in the east, Champdor and Champdor-Corcelles with Corcelles in the south and Vieu-d'Izenave and Chevillard in the west.
history
The area around Brénod was cleared and made arable in the Middle Ages by the monks of the later Carthusian monastery of Meyriat. From the 12th century ecclesiastical sovereignty was incumbent on the monastery of Nantua, while secular rule was exercised first by the Thoire-Villars and from 1424 by the Counts of Savoy . With the Treaty of Lyon , Brénod came to France in 1601.
Attractions
The parish church of Brénod was built in the 15th and 16th centuries in Gothic style and later redesigned. It has a pulpit from the time it was built and a marble main altar.
population
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 509 | 524 | 436 | 431 | 385 | 427 | 511 | 543 |
With 509 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) Brénod is one of the small communities in the Ain department. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (836 people were still counted in 1896), population growth has been recorded again since the beginning of the 1990s. The local residents of Brénod are called Brénodien (ne) s or Bergnoland (e) s in French .
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Brénod was primarily a village characterized by agriculture , in particular cattle and dairy farming, and forestry. In addition, there are now some local small businesses. In the meantime, the village has also turned into a residential community. Many workers are commuters who work in the larger towns in the area.
In winter, Brénod benefits from tourism when cross- country skiing trails are groomed on the Plateau d'Hauteville and on the surrounding heights . In summer, the landscape around Brénod is a popular recreational area.
The village is located off the major thoroughfares on a departmental road that leads from Saint-Martin-du-Frêne to Hauteville-Lompnes . Other road connections exist with Ruffieu in Valromey, Corcelles and Les Neyrolles. The closest connection to the A40 motorway is around 15 kilometers away.
In Brénod there is a state école primaire (elementary school with an integrated preschool ).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ É. Philipon: Dictionnaire Topographique du Département de l'Ain . Imprimerie Nationale, 1911, p. 63 (French, online [PDF; accessed January 4, 2014]).
- ↑ French Statistics Institute ( www.insee.fr )
- ^ Brénod - notice communal. In: cassini.ehess.fr. Retrieved June 10, 2015 (French, INSEE population from 1968 ).