Brison-Saint-Innocent
| Brison-Saint-Innocent | ||
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Lac de Bourget | ||
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  Brison-Saint-Innocent | ||
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Location within Rhône-Alpes region  Brison-Saint-Innocent | ||
| Coordinates: 45°43′25″N 5°53′29″E / 45.7236°N 5.8914°ECoordinates: 45°43′25″N 5°53′29″E / 45.7236°N 5.8914°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Savoie | |
| Arrondissement | Chambéry | |
| Canton | Aix-les-Bains-Nord-Grésy | |
| Intercommunality | Lac du Bourget | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | François Hervé | |
| Area1 | 8.75 km2 (3.38 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 2,165 | |
| • Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 54,409 | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 73059 / 73100 | |
| Elevation | 228–840 m (748–2,756 ft) | |
| Website | www.brison-st-innocent.fr | |
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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. | ||
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Brison-Saint-Innocent is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
World heritage site
It is home to one or more prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.[1]
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