Brison-Saint-Innocent

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Brison-Saint-Innocent

Total population

2,360

Elevation228 m

Land area8.75 km²

Coordinates45.72°, 5.89°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

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.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Claude de Seyssel

French archbishop and author (1450-1520)

Agnès Soral

French actress

Amadeus V

Count of Savoy (1285–1323)

Hervé Renard

French football manager (born 1968)

Christiane Legrand

French singer (1930–2011)

C

Catherine Leterrier

French costume designer

G

Gabriel-Marie Garrone

Catholic cardinal (1901–1994)

Jacques Forestier

French rheumatologist (1890-1978)

Matthieu Ricard

French writer and Buddhist monk

Alexandre Moret

French archaeologist, egyptologist and professor (1868-1938)

Georges Parent

French cyclist (1885-1918)

Soheil Ayari

racing driver, 2011 Intercontinental Le Mans Championship winner

Jean-Pierre Delphis

French bicycle racer

Joseph-François Michaud

French academic (1767-1839)

Gilles Bernheim

French rabbi

P

Patrice Sulpice

French bicycle racer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

• Tresserve
  3.3 mi away · pop. 2,945
• Belley
  10.2 mi away · pop. 9,239
• Culoz
  10.2 mi away · pop. 3,426
• La Ravoire
  11.8 mi away · pop. 9,042
• Saint-Jorioz
  15.3 mi away · pop. 6,287
• Doussard
  16.4 mi away · pop. 3,626
• Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny
  16.6 mi away · pop. 4,170
• Pont-de-Beauvoisin
  16.6 mi away · pop. 3,562
• Les Avenières
  16.9 mi away · pop. 7,740
• Montmélian
  17.3 mi away · pop. 4,058
• Les Abrets
  19.3 mi away · pop. 6,576
• Dolomieu
  20.2 mi away · pop. 3,203

Browse all places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Meal moth

Pyralis farinalis

Seen 2026-06-08

Lesser Stag Beetle

Dorcus parallelipipedus

Seen 2026-06-08

European Stag Beetle

Lucanus cervus

Seen 2026-06-08

Green Whip Snake

Hierophis viridiflavus

Seen 2026-06-07

thick-leaved stonecrop

Sedum dasyphyllum

Seen 2026-06-07

Alpine Swift

Tachymarptis melba

Seen 2026-06-07

Meadow Brown

Maniola jurtina

Seen 2026-06-07

Yellow-billed Chough

Pyrrhocorax graculus

Seen 2026-06-07

Eurasian Griffon

Gyps fulvus

Seen 2026-06-07

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Brison-Saint-Innocent, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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