Brion, Ain

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Brion
Commune
Town hall
Location of Brion
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Coordinates: 46°10′22″N 5°33′09″E / 46.1728°N 5.5525°E / 46.1728; 5.5525
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Nantua
Canton	Nantua
Intercommunality	Haut-Bugey Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Sébastien Guinet[1]
Area 1	4.48 km2 (1.73 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	591
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	01063 /01460
Elevation	469–642 m (1,539–2,106 ft) (avg. 500 m or 1,600 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Brion (French pronunciation: [bʁijɔ̃] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.^[3]

The name comes from the Latin word Bria meaning fortress, and it is home to a ruined castle. Brion—Montréal-la-Cluse station has rail connections to Bourg-en-Bresse and Oyonnax.