Rignieux-le-Franc
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Rignieux-le-Franc | |
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Commune | |
Town hall | |
Coordinates: 45°56′00″N 5°11′00″E / 45.9333°N 5.1833°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Ain |
Arrondissement | Belley |
Canton | Meximieux |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Pascal Pain[1] |
Area 1 | 15.02 km2 (5.80 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,098 |
• Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 01325 /01800 |
Elevation | 237–316 m (778–1,037 ft) (avg. 270 m or 890 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Rignieux-le-Franc (French pronunciation: [ʁiɲø lə fʁɑ̃]) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
History
[edit]Property of Alphonse-Louis du Plessis de Richelieu and coming from Fontaines-sur-Saône, an early Christian sarcophagus was stored in Rignieux-le-Franc, before being bought by the Louvre in 1864.
At the end of the 16th century, the lands of Rignieux-le-Franc belonged to the Saillans de Brézenaud.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 205 | — |
1975 | 286 | +4.87% |
1982 | 553 | +9.88% |
1990 | 743 | +3.76% |
1999 | 839 | +1.36% |
2007 | 937 | +1.39% |
2012 | 960 | +0.49% |
2017 | 971 | +0.23% |
2020 | 1,065 | +3.13% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Geography
[edit]Rignieux-le-Franc is located about 6 kilometers (3 miles) of Pérouges. The Toison, a tributary of the Ain, flows through the commune.
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References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 21 November 2023 at the Wayback Machine, INSEE