Beaujeu, Rhône

For other communes in France by the same name, see Beaujeu (disambiguation).
Beaujeu

The Church of Saint-Nicolas, in Beaujeu

Coat of arms
Beaujeu

Coordinates: 46°09′18″N 4°35′20″E / 46.155°N 4.5889°E / 46.155; 4.5889Coordinates: 46°09′18″N 4°35′20″E / 46.155°N 4.5889°E / 46.155; 4.5889
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Rhône
Arrondissement Villefranche-sur-Saône
Canton Belleville
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Sylvain Sotton
Area1 17.85 km2 (6.89 sq mi)
Population (2012)2 2,048
 • Density 110/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 69018 / 69430
Elevation 277–880 m (909–2,887 ft)
(avg. 293 m or 961 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Beaujeu (Bôjor/Biôjœr in Arpitan) is a commune of the Rhône department in eastern France.

It lies between Mâcon and Lyon.

Beaujeu gives its name to the famous wine region of Beaujolais (Biôjolês), a former province of France 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.

History

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.

List of rulers

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.

See also

Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article Beaujeu.

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