Jarnioux

Part of Porte des Pierres Dorées in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Jarnioux

45°57′56″N 4°37′41″E / 45.9656°N 4.6281°E / 45.9656; 4.6281CountryFranceRegionAuvergne-Rhône-AlpesDepartmentRhôneArrondissementVillefranche-sur-SaôneCantonLe Bois-d'OingtCommunePorte des Pierres Dorées Area

4.2 km² (1.6 sq mi)Population

(2019)^[1]

713 • Density170/km² (440/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal code

69640

Elevation259–393 m (850–1,289 ft)
(avg. 330 m or 1,080 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Jarnioux (French pronunciation: [ʒaʁnju]) is a former commune in the Rhône department in eastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the commune Porte des Pierres Dorées.^[2]

Places and monuments

Jarnioux has several monuments :

The manor of the Guard (private, rental of rooms for events).
The castle of Jarnioux.
The Sainte Catherine chapel.
The viaduct of the old Beaujolais railway (Tacot).

Interior facade of the Manoir de La Garde.
Castle of Jarnioux.
Flag and stele linked to the Heiho Niten Ichi Ryu Memorial, and Sainte Catherine chapel.
The viaduc of the Tacot.