Rignieux-le-Franc
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Rignieux-le-Franc | |
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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 (2004–today) | Jean-Marie Castellani |
Area 1 | 15.02 km2 (5.80 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | 1,098 |
• Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 01000 /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 is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
History
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
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1793 | 506 | — |
1800 | 641 | +26.7% |
1806 | 440 | −31.4% |
1821 | 475 | +8.0% |
1831 | 448 | −5.7% |
1836 | 468 | +4.5% |
1841 | 499 | +6.6% |
1846 | 509 | +2.0% |
1851 | 538 | +5.7% |
1856 | 502 | −6.7% |
1861 | 552 | +10.0% |
1866 | 503 | −8.9% |
1872 | 502 | −0.2% |
1876 | 507 | +1.0% |
1881 | 472 | −6.9% |
1886 | 467 | −1.1% |
1891 | 439 | −6.0% |
1896 | 426 | −3.0% |
1901 | 396 | −7.0% |
1906 | 401 | +1.3% |
1911 | 397 | −1.0% |
1921 | 335 | −15.6% |
1926 | 322 | −3.9% |
1931 | 274 | −14.9% |
1936 | 288 | +5.1% |
1946 | 285 | −1.0% |
1954 | 266 | −6.7% |
1962 | 224 | −15.8% |
1968 | 205 | −8.5% |
1975 | 286 | +39.5% |
1982 | 553 | +93.4% |
1990 | 743 | +34.4% |
1999 | 839 | +12.9% |
2006 | 953 | +13.6% |
2007 | 953 | +0.0% |
2008 | 944 | −0.9% |
2009 | 964 | +2.1% |
2010 | 950 | −1.5% |
2011 | 953 | +0.3% |
2012 | 977 | +2.5% |
2013 | 980 | +0.3% |
2014 | 986 | +0.6% |
2015 | 972 | −1.4% |
2016 | 976 | +0.4% |
2017 | 988 | +1.2% |
2019 | 991 | +0.3% |
Geography
Rignieux-le-Franc is situated in the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in the department of Ain (01).
Rignieux-le-Franc is located about 6 kilometers (3 miles) of Pérouges classified among Les plus Beau Villages de France .
A river, the Toison, tributary of the Ain, flows on the territory of the commune.
Rignieux-le-Franc and cinema
The film Cause toujours! Has recording a short scene in this village.
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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