Jarnioux (French pronunciation: [ʒaʁnju]) is a former commune in the Rhône department in eastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the commune Porte des Pierres Dorées.[2]
Jarnioux | |
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Part of Porte des Pierres Dorées | |
 The chateau and the church in Jarnioux | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Jarnioux  | |
  Jarnioux  Jarnioux | |
| Coordinates: 45°57′56″N 4°37′41″E / 45.9656°N 4.6281°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Villefranche-sur-Saône |
| Canton | Le Bois-d'Oingt |
| Commune | Porte des Pierres Dorées |
| Area 1 | 4.2 km2 (1.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 713 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 69640 |
| Elevation | 259–393 m (850–1,289 ft) (avg. 330 m or 1,080 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Places and monuments edit
Jarnioux has several monuments :
- The manor of the Guard (private, rental of rooms for events).
- The castle of Jarnioux.
- The Sainte Catherine chapel.
- The viaduct of the old Beaujolais railway (Tacot).
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Interior facade of the Manoir de La Garde. -
Castle of Jarnioux. -
Flag and stele linked to the Heiho Niten Ichi Ryu Memorial, and Sainte Catherine chapel. -
The viaduc of the Tacot.
Personalities linked to the municipality edit
Auguste Guinon transformed Jarnioux from 1869. He equipped the village with a wash house, a town hall, a school and a church.
Serge Prisset, singer known for the song "Colombe ivre", released in 1970. He lives in Jarnioux.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 28 September 2018 (in French)
External links edit
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