Beaujeu, Rhône

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Beaujeu
Commune
The Church of Saint-Nicolas, in Beaujeu
The , in Beaujeu
Coat of arms of Beaujeu
Coat of arms
Location of Beaujeu
Beaujeu is located in France
Beaujeu
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
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentRhône
ArrondissementVillefranche-sur-Saône
CantonBelleville-en-Beaujolais
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Sylvain Sotton[1]
Area
1
17.85 km2 (6.89 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
2,155
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
69018 /69430
Elevation277–880 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.

Beaujeu (Arpitan: Biôjor) 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, and Count of Forez; on his death, his son Bérard became the first Lord of Beaujeu.

List of rulers[]

Lords:

  • + c. 966
  • c. 966-977
  • + c. 977-1016
  • c. 1016-1050
  • c. 1050-1070
  • c. 1070-1102
  • 1102-1137
  • 1137-1174
  • 1174-1202
  • 1202-1216
  • Humbert V of Beaujeu 1216-1250
  • 1250-1297 (married Renaud)
  • 1250-1297
  • 1250-1295
  • 1295-1331
  • 1331-1351 (Marshal of France)
  • 1351-1374
  • 1374-1400 (+1400 without succession)

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[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.



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