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Romans, Ain

Coordinates: 46°07′00″N 5°02′00″E / 46.1167°N 5.0333°E / 46.1167; 5.0333
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Romans
Saint-Maurice church
Saint-Maurice church
Coat of arms of Romans
Location of Romans
Map
Romans is located in France
Romans
Romans
Romans is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Romans
Romans
Coordinates: 46°07′00″N 5°02′00″E / 46.1167°N 5.0333°E / 46.1167; 5.0333
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAin
ArrondissementBourg-en-Bresse
CantonChâtillon-sur-Chalaronne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Michel Gauthier[1]
Area
1
21.8 km2 (8.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
617
 • Density28/km2 (73/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
01328 /01400
Elevation227–280 m (745–919 ft)
(avg. 265 m or 869 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Romans (French pronunciation: [ʁɔmɑ̃] ) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Geography

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The village is located between Bresse and the Dombes. The river Renon flows through the commune from southeast to northwest. The other rivers in the area are the Irance in the east of the commune and the Chalaronne forming part of the commune's southwestern border.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 367—    
1975 346−0.84%
1982 351+0.21%
1990 480+3.99%
1999 522+0.94%
2009 583+1.11%
2014 600+0.58%
2020 606+0.17%
Source: INSEE[3]

History

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Chateau of Romans

Early history

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The land of Romans became in 917 the property of Cluny Abbey, when it was given by Ingelberge, wife of William I, Duke of Aquitaine who founded Cluny Abbey and the daughter of King Boso of Provence.[4]

Romans was attached the lordship of Varax until it was definitively separated when Étienne de Varax son of Henri Varax the third, married Claudine de Saint Amour in 1396, and created the lordship of Romans.[4]

Recent history

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On 4 March 1718, Claude de Lyobard de Brion, Lord of Romans, sold the land of Romans to Claude César Ferrary, squire and King's Counsellor.[4] Romans was transformed into an earldom named Romans-Ferrari in December 1763 thanks to Etienne-Lambert 1714-1766 (son of Claude César).[4] The last earl of Romans-Ferrari was Charles de Romans-Ferrari, his descendant, born in Romans 16 December 1861, and died 27 June 1912 in Commercy.

Sights

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  • Saint-Maurice Church : Romanesque 12th-century church. The belltower has been reconstructed between 1856 and 1858.
  • The 15th century castle modified in the 19th century. It was the property of the Lords of Romans, and from 1763 the property of the Earls of Romans-Ferrari. Now the castle hosts a medical-care home.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 12 December 2023 at the Wayback Machine, INSEE
  4. ^ a b c d (in French)Topographie historique du département de l'Ain Archived 17 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Marie-Claude Guigue, 1873, pages 324-325
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