Brindas
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Rhône | |
| Arrondissement | Lyon | |
| Canton | Brignais | |
| Community association | Vallons du Lyonnais | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 43 ′ N , 4 ° 42 ′ E | |
| height | 232-371 m | |
| surface | 11.27 km 2 | |
| Residents | 6,174 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 548 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 69126 | |
| INSEE code | 69028 | |
| Website | www.brindas.fr | |
 Tower, town hall and church in Brindas |
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Brindas is a French municipality with 6174 inhabitants (as of 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 . The inhabitants are called Brindasiens .
geography
Brindas is located about 15 kilometers southwest of Lyon in the Yzeron Valley , which borders the municipality in the north. Brindas is surrounded by Grézieu-la-Varenne in the north, Craponne and Francheville in the northeast, Chaponost in the east, Soucieu-en-Jarrest and Messimy in the south and Vaugneray in the west and northwest.
Brindas is located in the Coteaux du Lyonnais wine region .
history
In 994 the Saint-Romain de Briendaco church is mentioned in the books of the Metropolitan Church of Lyon.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 1,289 | 1,560 | 2,097 | 3,204 | 3,555 | 4,555 | 5,243 | 5,585 |
Trivia
The puppet theater around the puppet Guignol is said to have originated in Brindas . The Guignol Theater Museum has been open in Brindas since 2008.
