Beaujeu, Rhône

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

Beaujeu
Commune
The Church of Saint-Nicolas, in Beaujeu
Coat of arms
Location of Beaujeu
Beaujeu
Beaujeu
Coordinates: 46°09′18″N 4°35′20″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentRhône
ArrondissementVillefranche-sur-Saône
CantonBelleville
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Sylvain Sotton
Area
1
17.85 km2 (6.89 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
2,157
 • 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.

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:

  • Berard of Beaujeu + c. 966
  • Guichard I of Beaujeu c. 966-977
  • Humbert I of Beaujeu + c. 977-1016
  • Guichard II of Beaujeu c. 1016-1050
  • Guichard III of Beaujeu c. 1050-1070
  • Humbert II of Beaujeu c. 1070-1102
  • Guichard IV of Beaujeu 1102-1137
  • Humbert III of Beaujeu 1137-1174
  • Humbert IV of Beaujeu 1174-1202
  • Guichard V le Grand of Beaujeu 1202-1216
  • Humbert V of Beaujeu 1216-1250
  • Isabelle de Beaujeu 1250-1297 (married Renaud)
  • Renaud I of Forez, count of Forez 1250-1297
  • Louis de Beaujeu 1250-1295
  • Guichard VI of Beaujeu 1295-1331
  • Edouard I of Beaujeu 1331-1351 (Marshal of France)
  • Antoine of Beaujeu 1351-1374
  • Edouard II of Beaujeu 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.

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See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.



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