Brignais

Brignais
region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Rhône
Arrondissement	Lyon
Canton	Brignais (main town)
Community association	Vallée du Garon
Coordinates	45 ° 40 ′  N , 4 ° 45 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 40 ′  N , 4 ° 45 ′  E
height	203–331 m
surface	10.36 km 2
Residents	11,434 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	1,104 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	69530
INSEE code	69027
Website	www.brignais.com
Town Hall ( Hôtel de ville )

Brignais is a French municipality with 11,434 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Rhône in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Lyon and the Canton of Brignais .

history

During the Hundred Years War , Brignais was the site of the Battle of Brignais between the royal army and the Grandes Compagnies .

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2017
Residents	3041	3922	6790	9564	10,036	11.207	11,658	11,434
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Saint Clair Church

Town twinning

City partnerships exist with Hirschberg an der Bergstraße in Baden-Württemberg and Ponsacco in the Italian province of Tuscany .

There is also a sponsorship relationship with the Alsatian community Schweighouse-Thann and friendly relationships with Gattatico in the Italian province of Emilia-Romagna and Niederau in Saxony.

Web links

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