title: Vernay, Rhône
text: # Vernay, Rhône
  
  Vernay (French pronunciation: ​) is a commune (municipality) and former bishopric in the Rhône department in eastern France.
  
  ## History
  
  There is no archaeological or written evidence of Roman or earlier occupation on the site.
  
  Around 400 a Latin Catholic Diocese of Vernay was established. Neither incumbents nor other details are available. It was suppressed, apparently without direct successor.
  
  