Brion | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Arrondissement: | Nantua |
Canton: | Nantua |
Insee: | 01063 |
Postal Code: | 01460 |
Mayor: | Sébastien Guinet[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Haut-Bugey Agglomération |
Coordinates: | 46.1728°N 5.5525°W |
Elevation M: | 500 |
Elevation Min M: | 469 |
Elevation Max M: | 642 |
Area Km2: | 4.48 |
Brion (in French pronounced as /bʁijɔ̃/) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.[2]
The name comes from the Latin word Bria meaning fortress, and it is home to a ruined castle. Brion—Montréal-la-Cluse station has rail connections to Bourg-en-Bresse and Oyonnax.