Jarnioux () is a former
commune
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in the
Rhône
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department in eastern
France
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. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the commune
Porte des Pierres Dorées.
Arrêté préfectoral
28 September 2018
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
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railway ( Tacot).
File:Jarnioux, manoir de La Garde, façade intérieure.jpg, Interior facade of the Manoir de La Garde.
File:69640 Jarnioux, France - panoramio.jpg, Castle of Jarnioux.
File:Heiho Niten Ichi Ryu Memorial in Jarnioux.jpg, Flag and stele linked to the Heiho Niten Ichi Ryu Memorial, and Sainte Catherine chapel.
File:Jarnioux - stary wiadukt - old viaduct - panoramio.jpg, The viaduc of the Tacot.
Personalities linked to the municipality
Auguste Guinon transformed Jarnioux from 1869. He equipped the village with a wash house, a town hall, a school and a church.
Serge Prisset, singer known for the song "Colombe ivre", released in 1970. He lives in Jarnioux.
See also
*Communes of the Rhône department
The following is a list of the 208 communes of the Rhône department of France. This list does not includes the Lyon Metropolis
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* Porte des Pierres Dorées
References
External links
Official site
Former communes of Rhône (department)
Lyonnais
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