Briennon

Briennon
region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Roanne
Canton	Charlieu
Community association	Charlieu-Belmont Community
Coordinates	46 ° 9 '  N , 4 ° 5'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 9 '  N , 4 ° 5'  E
height	253-345 m
surface	23.84 km 2
Residents	1,692 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	71 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	42720
INSEE code	42026
Website	http://www.briennon.fr/
Town hall (Mairie) of Briennon

Briennon is a French municipality with 418 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the Arrondissement Roanne and the canton Charlieu (until 2015: canton Roanne-Nord ).

geography

Briennon is about twelve kilometers north of Roanne on the western bank of the Loire , which forms the eastern municipal border. The Canal de Roanne à Digoin runs through the municipality . Briennon is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Iguerande in the north (Saône-et-Loire department), Saint-Pierre-la-Noaille in the northeast, Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu in the east and northeast, Pouilly-sous-Charlieu in the east, Vougy in the South-east, Mably in the south, Noailly in the west and south-west, La Bénisson-Dieu in the west and Melay (Saône-et-Loire) in the north-west.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2012
Residents	1,245	1,237	1,236	1,580	1,652	1,681	1,704	1,733
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Church Saint-Irenee

• Church Saint-Irenee : tower and choir from 11-12. Century ( Monument historique ), nave from the 19th century
• Small museum

Community partnerships

Briennon's partner municipality is the Austrian municipality of Lassee in Lower Austria.

Web links

Commons : Briennon  - collection of images, videos and audio files