Jarnioux
Part of Porte des Pierres Dorées in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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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 | |
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| Coordinates: 45°57′56″N 4°37′41″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 (2022)[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
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).
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
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.
