Jarnioux

Jarnioux
The chateau and the church in Jarnioux
The chateau and the church in Jarnioux
Coat of arms of Jarnioux
Location of Jarnioux
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Jarnioux is located in France
Jarnioux
Jarnioux
Jarnioux is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Jarnioux
Jarnioux
Coordinates: 45°57′56″N 4°37′41″E / 45.9656°N 4.6281°E / 45.9656; 4.6281
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentRhône
ArrondissementVillefranche-sur-Saône
CantonLe Bois-d'Oingt
CommunePorte des Pierres Dorées
Area
1
4.2 km2 (1.6 sq mi)
Population
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713
 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
69640
Elevation259–393 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.

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]

Places and monuments

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Jarnioux has several monuments :

Personalities linked to the municipality

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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.

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