| Beaujeu | |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Beaujeu (Rhône).svg |
| Arrondissement: | Villefranche-sur-Saône |
| Canton: | Belleville-en-Beaujolais |
| Insee: | 69018 |
| Postal Code: | 69430 |
| Mayor: | Sylvain Sotton[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Coordinates: | 46.155°N 4.5889°W |
| Elevation M: | 293 |
| Elevation Min M: | 277 |
| Elevation Max M: | 880 |
| Area Km2: | 17.85 |
Beaujeu (Biôjor) is a commune of the Rhône department in eastern France. It lies southwest of Mâcon and northwest of Lyon, on the river Ardière.
Beaujeu gives its name to the famous wine region Beaujolais and the former province Beaujolais (Biôjolês), of which it is the historical capital. However it was overtaken in the 14th century by Villefranche-sur-Saône, which remains the main commercial centre of the region.
Beaujolais was a semi-autonomous fiefdom of the Lords of Beaujeu. The barony was acquired in the 9th century by Guillaume, Comte du Lyonnais and Count of Forez; on his death, his son Bérard became the first Lord of Beaujeu.
Lords:
After the death of Edouard II, the barony passed to his uncle Louis II, Duke of Bourbon and was used as a title first by members of the Bourbon family and then by the House of Orléans. In 1522, Francis I of France confiscated the title and gave it to his mother Louise of Savoy, but it reverted to the French crown on her death in 1531.