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Brens is a commune in the Ain department of France, situated within the arrondissement of Belley and the canton of Belley. The town lies in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region and shares borders with Arbignieu, Belley, Peyrieu, and Virignin. It is located near the Rhône river.
The area of Brens is 6.9 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 347 meters. Its postal code is 01300. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 1,200 residents (590 male and 576 female) and another citing 805. The official name of the locality is Brens.
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Place details
- Locality
- Brens
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 805
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Brens
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Belley
- Population
- 1123
- Area
- 6.9
- Elevation
- 254
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Body of water
- Rhône
- Shares border with
- Arboys-en-Bugey
- Official website
- www.brens01300.fr
- Image
- Église St Michel Brens Ain 11.jpg
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- Commons category
- Brens (Ain)
- postal code
- 01300
- different from
- Brens
- associated electoral district
- canton of Belley
- male population
- 590
- female population
- 576
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-79-81-91-27
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Travel guide
Understand
Brens is a village with local culture and many historical monuments. This village is known for a detention camp used as a reception centre for Spanish refugees, an accommodation centre for foreign Jewish refugees and a concentration camp for women too.
It's a village with very important history as it touches a lot of people.
Get in
To come in Brens you can use bus, car, plane or train. You can take a plane to Toulouse after arriving in Toulouse, you can take a train to Gaillac and once you've arrived in Gaillac, you can go to Brens with a free bus in centre of Gaillac.
Get around
In this village, you can get around with bike or buses.
There is also a free bus line that'll take you to Gaillac.
See
In Brens, you can see the principal catholic Church, the Church "Saint Eugène", because it is amazing and you can't be in Brens without seeing it.
There is architecture especially from the village and the streets are beautiful. Thanks to this architecture, there is a dovecote since a millenary years, it is one of the best monuments in Brens.
Do
In Brens, you can do sports like football or rugby as there are 2 football fields and 2 rugby fields. You can walk or ride bike throughout the calm and fresh fields.
Buy
In Brens, there are bakeries in centre for food and butcher's shop next to the bakery.
To buy memories or presents for your family you can buy village specialties like wine or another food at the bakery or market because on Saturday there is a market with many products of this village, it's very cool and interesting because when you buy specialties food or wine, the people explain history to you.
Sleep
In Brens, there are no hotels or places to sleep but there are hotels in Gaillac, which is next to Brens, 5 minutes by car to go to Gaillac or 20 minutes by walking.
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Encyclopedic overview
Brens ( French pronunciation: [bʁɛ̃s]) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
Population
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