Saint-Bernard, Ain
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Saint-Bernard | |
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Coordinates: 45°56′45″N 4°41′17″E / 45.9458°N 4.6881°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Ain |
Arrondissement | Bourg-en-Bresse |
Canton | Trévoux |
Intercommunality | Saône Vallée |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Bruno Balay |
Area 1 | 3.15 km2 (1.22 sq mi) |
Population (2008) | 1,380 |
• Density | 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 01339 /01600 |
Elevation | 167–198 m (548–650 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Saint-Bernard is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
It is located on the banks of the Saône river approximately 20 km north of Lyon. It has a small castle which overlooks the river and the village church.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1793 | 242 | — |
1800 | 299 | +23.6% |
1806 | 260 | −13.0% |
1821 | 267 | +2.7% |
1831 | 279 | +4.5% |
1836 | 285 | +2.2% |
1841 | 265 | −7.0% |
1846 | 290 | +9.4% |
1851 | 299 | +3.1% |
1856 | 296 | −1.0% |
1861 | 318 | +7.4% |
1866 | 311 | −2.2% |
1872 | 300 | −3.5% |
1876 | 283 | −5.7% |
1881 | 266 | −6.0% |
1886 | 290 | +9.0% |
1891 | 266 | −8.3% |
1896 | 277 | +4.1% |
1901 | 258 | −6.9% |
1906 | 257 | −0.4% |
1911 | 201 | −21.8% |
1921 | 201 | +0.0% |
1926 | 216 | +7.5% |
1931 | 227 | +5.1% |
1936 | 220 | −3.1% |
1946 | 218 | −0.9% |
1954 | 231 | +6.0% |
1962 | 253 | +9.5% |
1968 | 362 | +43.1% |
1975 | 488 | +34.8% |
1982 | 705 | +44.5% |
1990 | 872 | +23.7% |
1999 | 1,282 | +47.0% |
2008 | 1,380 | +7.6% |
Personalities
The artist Maurice Utrillo is reported to have lived in the castle and completed a number of his works there.
See also
References
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