Brézins
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Isère | |
| Arrondissement | Vienne | |
| Canton | Bièvre | |
| Community association | Bièvre Isère | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 21 ' N , 5 ° 18' E | |
| height | 356-407 m | |
| surface | 8.26 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,132 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 258 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 38590 | |
| INSEE code | 38058 | |
| Website | http://www.brezins.fr/ | |
Brézins is a French commune with 2,132 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Isère in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes ; administratively it belongs to the arrondissement Vienne and is part of the canton Bièvre (until 2015: canton Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs ).
geography
Brézins is located about 37 kilometers west-northwest of Grenoble at the foot of the Chartreuse massif and on the small river Le Rival . Brézins is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Gillonnay in the north, Saint-Hilaire-de-la-Côte in the northeast, Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs in the east, Saint-Pierre-de-Bressieux in the south, Saint-Siméon-de- Bressieux in the west and La Côte-Saint-André in the north-west.
The former route nationale 519 (today's D119) runs through the municipality .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 730 | 671 | 836 | 1,013 | 1,245 | 1,326 | 1,492 | 1,849 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||
Attractions
- old Romanesque church in Brézins-le-Bas, existence proven since 1467
- Church in Brézins-le-Haut
