Car Hire in Brignais Downtown - Mini guide to Brignais Downtown

Located in the area of the Rhone and Rhone-Alpes region around ten kilometres west of Lyon, Brignais is fast becoming a booming economical centre.

Those tourists interested in sightseeing should hire a car and locate the City Hall, which was, at one time, a mansion and family home during the eighteenth century. Converted in 1985, it still retains some impressive features including its original inner courtyard and the old well bordering Général de Gaulle Street.

Those with a keen eye might like to pay particular attention to buildings in and around Brignais. If you do, you will spot double or triple rows of round tiles sometimes on the front of houses or forming a ridge just beneath the roof, often sporting freezes and fetching scenes inspired by Italian eighteenth and nineteenth century architecture, called ‘Genoa’.

South of the centre is La Villa De la Giraudiere, a grand house with three floors all at an impressive 180 square meters each. It is used for various cultural and sporting activities but retains most of its period interiors including mosaic plate fireplaces and many windows including the ""iris"" window and a basement with two beautiful vaults.

If you are looking for history, over in the old hospital district (quickly reachable by hire car, see below for information) sits a square named after one of the founding fathers of modern medicine, Guy de Chaliac, who practiced in Brignais. The building itself is noticeable for how it was constructed; its outer-walls and courtyard combine to form a quadrangle. At one time this building contained a chapel of Sainte Marguerite, a dependencies hall, a tour and walking route for the sick as well as a pharmacy and several courtyards and gardens. Remnants still remain of all this, making it a fascinating place to explore.

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Brignais Downtown 242 Av. General De Gaulle FR

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