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Brion is a commune in France, situated within the Ain department and the arrondissement of Nantua. It is located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region and shares borders with Béard-Géovreissiat, Montréal-la-Cluse, Nurieux-Volognat, and Port. The municipality has an area of 4.48 square kilometers and an elevation above sea level of 642 meters. Its official postal code is 01460, and it falls under the canton of Nantua for electoral purposes.
The population of Brion is recorded as 592, comprising 245 males and 276 females. Another source lists the population as 627. The commune was established on March 25, 1845. It operates under the official name Brion and maintains an official website and contact details for its municipal administration.
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Place details
- Locality
- Brion
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 627
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Official website
Mairie de Brion (Ain) – Commune dynamique & services citoyens
Bienvenue à Brion (Ain) : votre commune conviviale avec espaces verts, vie associative active et services municipaux accessibles à tous.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Brion
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Nantua
- Population
- 592
- Area
- 4.48
- Elevation
- 491
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Official website
- www.brion01.fr
- Image
- Église St Denis Brion Ain 10.jpg
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- Commons category
- Brion (Ain)
- postal code
- 01460
- different from
- Brion
- inception
- 1845-03-25
- associated electoral district
- canton of Nantua
- male population
- 245
- female population
- 276
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-74-76-19-24
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Encyclopedic overview
Brion ( French pronunciation: [bʁijɔ̃] ) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
The name comes from the Latin word Bria meaning fortress, and it is home to a ruined castle. Brion—Montréal-la-Cluse station has rail connections to Bourg-en-Bresse and Oyonnax.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Brion” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.