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Beaujeu is a commune in France, situated within the Rhône department and the arrondissement of Villefranche-sur-Saône. It serves as the capital of the canton of Beaujeu and is associated with the electoral district of the canton of Belleville-en-Beaujolais. The town shares borders with Avenas, Quincié-en-Beaujolais, Saint-Didier-sur-Beaujeu, and Les Ardillats. Its postal code is 69430, and it lies at an elevation of 880 meters above sea level.
The area of Beaujeu is 17.85 square kilometers. Population records vary slightly between sources, with one listing 2,157 residents and another citing 2,027. Among the recorded residents, there are 1,021 males and 1,136 females. The commune is located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
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- Locality
- Beaujeu
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 2,027
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Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Department
- Rhône
- Arrondissement
- Villefranche-sur-Saône
- Canton
- Belleville-en-Beaujolais
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Sylvain Sotton
- Area
- 17.85 km (6.89 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 2,082
- Density
- 116.6/km (302.1/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 69018 /69430
- Elevation
- 277–880 m (909–2,887 ft) , (avg. 293 m or 961 ft)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Beaujeu
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Rhône
- Population
- 2082
- Area
- 17.85
- Elevation
- 491
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- canton of Beaujeu
- Shares border with
- Deux-Grosnes
- Official website
- www.beaujeu.fr
- Image
- Beaujeu - Église Saint-Nicolas.jpg
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- Commons category
- Beaujeu (Rhône)
- postal code
- 69430
- different from
- Beaujeu
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- associated electoral district
- canton of Belleville-en-Beaujolais
- male population
- 1021
- female population
- 1136
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-74-04-87-75
- fax number
- +33-4-74-69-23-09
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Encyclopedic overview
Beaujeu (Arpitan: Biôjor) is a commune of the Rhône department in eastern France. It lies southwest of Mâcon and northwest of Lyon, on the river Ardière.
Beaujeu gives its name to the famous wine region Beaujolais and the former province Beaujolais (Biôjolês), of which it is the historical capital. However it was overtaken in the 14th century by Villefranche-sur-Saône, which remains the main commercial centre of the region.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Beaujeu” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.