Brison-Saint-Innocent
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Brison-Saint-Innocent (Arpitan: Brizon) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is part of the urban area of Chambéry.[3]
Brison-Saint-Innocent
Brizon (Savoyard) | |
|---|---|
Lac de Bourget | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Brison-Saint-Innocent | |
  Brison-Saint-Innocent  Brison-Saint-Innocent | |
| Coordinates: 45°43′25″N 5°53′29″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Chambéry |
| Canton | Aix-les-Bains-1 |
| Intercommunality | CA Grand Lac |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Claude Croze[1] |
Area 1 | 8.75 km2 (3.38 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,445 |
| • Density | 279/km2 (724/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 73059 /73100 |
| Elevation | 228–840 m (748–2,756 ft) |
| Website | www.brison-st-innocent.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,056 | — |
| 1975 | 1,125 | +0.91% |
| 1982 | 1,223 | +1.20% |
| 1990 | 1,445 | +2.11% |
| 1999 | 1,864 | +2.87% |
| 2007 | 2,116 | +1.60% |
| 2012 | 2,175 | +0.55% |
| 2017 | 2,131 | −0.41% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
World Heritage Site
It is home to one or more prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.[5]
