Jarnioux

Jarnioux 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
The chateau and the church in Jarnioux
Coat of arms
Location of Jarnioux
Jarnioux
Jarnioux
Coordinates: 45°57′56″N 4°37′41″E
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
 (2017)[1]
669
  Density160/km2 (410/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.

Places and monuments

Jarnioux has several monuments :

The Alliance Socle established in Liergues in front of the Tsuji castle links the 32 municipalities of the Porte des Pierres Dorées including the municipality of Jarnioux within the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes Dauphiné Savoie region with the Prefecture of Okayama and the city of Mimasaka in Japan.

Personalities linked to the municipality

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

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