Brindas

Brindas
Left to right: The tower, the town hall and the church Left to right: The tower, the town hall and the church
Coat of arms of Brindas Coat of arms
Brindas
Location within Rhône-Alpes region Brindas
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Rhône
Arrondissement	Villefranche-sur-Saône
Canton	Brignais
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes des Vallons du Lyonnais
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Frédéric Jean
Area1	11.27 km2 (4.35 sq mi)
Population (2012)2	5,651
• Density	500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	69028 / 69126
Elevation	232–371 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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Brindas 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).

See also

Communes of the Rhône department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official website
• Musée-théâtre website
• Brindas & Guignol website (page in english)