Brindas

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Brindas

(2020–2026) Frédéric Jean^[1]Area

11.27 km² (4.35 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

6,661 • Density590/km² (1,500/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

69028 /69126

Elevation232–371 m (761–1,217 ft)
(avg. 326 m or 1,070 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Brindas (French pronunciation: [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 population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,560	—
1975	2,097	+4.32%
1982	3,204	+6.24%
1990	3,555	+1.31%
1999	4,555	+2.79%
2007	5,341	+2.01%
2012	5,651	+1.13%
2017	6,174	+1.79%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE