Saint-André-le-Bouchoux

Saint-André-le-Bouchoux
Commune
Location of Saint-André-le-Bouchoux
Saint-André-le-Bouchoux Saint-André-le-Bouchoux
Coordinates: 46°07′00″N 5°05′00″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton	Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alain Jayr
Area 1	9.5 km2 (3.7 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	418
• Density	44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	01335 /01240
Elevation	259–274 m (850–899 ft) (avg. 268 m or 879 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-André-le-Bouchoux (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿ɑ̃dʁe lə buʃu]; Arpitan: Lo Bouchox) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

The river Irance flows through the town.

In 1836, the community was considered one of the poorest in France. It has gained wealth since, though. Today, most of the town revolves around restaurants, farms, and crafts.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 165 —     1800 96 −41.8% 1806 174 +81.2% 1821 218 +25.3% 1831 156 −28.4% 1836 183 +17.3% 1841 201 +9.8% 1846 192 −4.5% 1851 205 +6.8% 1856 205 +0.0% 1861 194 −5.4% 1866 200 +3.1% 1872 205 +2.5% 1876 235 +14.6% 1881 228 −3.0% 1886 232 +1.8% 1891 246 +6.0%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 239 −2.8% 1901 222 −7.1% 1906 211 −5.0% 1911 207 −1.9% 1921 207 +0.0% 1926 185 −10.6% 1931 176 −4.9% 1936 160 −9.1% 1946 194 +21.2% 1954 158 −18.6% 1962 163 +3.2% 1968 142 −12.9% 1975 127 −10.6% 1982 156 +22.8% 1990 171 +9.6% 1999 191 +11.7% 2008 307 +60.7%

Sights

The church was designed in the Roman style in the 11th century and redesigned in the 15th.

See also

• Communes of the Ain department
• Dombes

External links

• Dombes and the city of Saint Andre le Bouchoux
• Official Web site (in French)