Brison-Saint-Innocent

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Brison-Saint-Innocent

(2020–2026) Jean-Claude Croze^[1]Area

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.fr¹ 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
Year	Pop.	±% 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]

References

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