L'Abergement-de-Varey
L'Abergement-de-Varey | |
|---|---|
Location of L'Abergement-de-Varey  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ain |
| Arrondissement | Belley |
| Canton | Ambérieu-en-Bugey |
| Intercommunality | Plaine de l'Ain |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Max Orset |
Area 1 | 9.15 km2 (3.53 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | 194 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 01002 /01640 |
| Elevation | 290–748 m (951–2,454 ft) (avg. 380 m or 1,250 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
L'Abergement-de-Varey is a commune in the department of Ain in eastern France.
Geography
The commune is located in the first foothills of the Bugey, not far from Pont-d'Ain. Highway 59 crosses the commune, which is situated on a hillside.
Name
There are four communes in Ain, with the name abergement, which is typical of the Jura, and also exists in Saône-et-Loire, Côte-d'Or, and Doubs; the other three are Le Petit-Abergement, Le Grand-Abergement, L'Abergement-Clémenciat. It apparently designated agricultural concessions granted from the 11th to the 15th century.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1793 | 532 | — |
| 1800 | 541 | +1.7% |
| 1806 | 559 | +3.3% |
| 1821 | 546 | −2.3% |
| 1831 | 552 | +1.1% |
| 1836 | 539 | −2.4% |
| 1841 | 549 | +1.9% |
| 1846 | 547 | −0.4% |
| 1851 | 540 | −1.3% |
| 1856 | 486 | −10.0% |
| 1861 | 496 | +2.1% |
| 1866 | 491 | −1.0% |
| 1872 | 496 | +1.0% |
| 1876 | 484 | −2.4% |
| 1881 | 490 | +1.2% |
| 1886 | 486 | −0.8% |
| 1891 | 421 | −13.4% |
| 1896 | 391 | −7.1% |
| 1901 | 357 | −8.7% |
| 1906 | 323 | −9.5% |
| 1911 | 291 | −9.9% |
| 1921 | 256 | −12.0% |
| 1926 | 253 | −1.2% |
| 1931 | 219 | −13.4% |
| 1936 | 203 | −7.3% |
| 1946 | 190 | −6.4% |
| 1954 | 157 | −17.4% |
| 1962 | 103 | −34.4% |
| 1968 | 88 | −14.6% |
| 1975 | 106 | +20.5% |
| 1982 | 136 | +28.3% |
| 1990 | 159 | +16.9% |
| 1999 | 168 | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 194 | +15.5% |
| 2012 | 235 | +21.1% |
Sights
- Neo-roman church built in the 19th century
- Monument to the Resistance
See also
References
External links
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