Brison-Saint-Innocent

Brison-Saint-Innocent
Commune
Lac de Bourget
Lac de Bourget
Coat of arms of Brison-Saint-Innocent
Coat of arms
Location of Brison-Saint-Innocent
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Brison-Saint-Innocent is located in France
Brison-Saint-Innocent
Brison-Saint-Innocent
Brison-Saint-Innocent is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Brison-Saint-Innocent
Brison-Saint-Innocent
Coordinates: 45°43′25″N 5°53′29″E / 45.7236°N 5.8914°E / 45.7236; 5.8914
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentSavoie
ArrondissementChambéry
CantonAix-les-Bains-1
IntercommunalityCA Grand Lac
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Claude Croze[1]
Area
1
8.75 km2 (3.38 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,360
 • Density270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
73059 /73100
Elevation228–840 m (748–2,756 ft)
Websitewww.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.

Brison-Saint-Innocent 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]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% 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]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Unité urbaine 2020 de Chambéry (73601), INSEE
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
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