Brindas
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Brindas
|commune status = Commune
|image = Brindas.jpg
|caption = Left to right: The tower, the town hall and the church
|image coat of arms = Blason_ville_fr_Brindas_(Rhône).svg
|arrondissement = Lyon
|canton = Brignais
|INSEE = 69028
|postal code = 69126
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Vallons du Lyonnais
|coordinates = {{coord|45.7219|4.6942|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 326
|elevation min m = 232
|elevation max m = 371
|area km2 = 11.27
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Brindas ({{IPA|fr|bʁɛ̃da}}) is a commune of the Rhône department in eastern France.
Geography
It lies about 15 km (9,5 mi) South-West of Lyon, but not included in the Metropolis of Lyon.
History
Brindas is often regarded as the second home of Guignol, a French puppet show from Lyon. The name of the village was often quoted in parts of Guignol plays as several Guignol entertainers used to spend holiday time in this village. Pierre Neichthauser, mayor of Brindas from 1929 until 1940, was also the puppeteer for the character Gnafron in his Guignol Mourguet theatre.
A Guignol museum-theater ("Musée-théâtre Guignol") was opened in Brindas in 2008 (year of Guignol's bicentenary).
Population
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-69028#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |1560
|1975 |2097
|1982 |3204
|1990 |3555
|1999 |4555
|2007 |5341
|2012 |5651
|2017 |6174
}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category|Brindas}}
- [http://www.brindas.fr Official website]
- [http://guignol.ccvl.fr Musée-théâtre website]
- [http://www.guignolsland.com/welcome.html Brindas & Guignol website (page in english)]
{{Rhône communes}}
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Category:Communes of Rhône (department)
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