Rignieux-le-Franc

Rignieux-le-Franc
Rignieux-le-Franc
Commune
	Town hall
	Coat of arms
	Location of 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 (2020–2026)	Pascal Pain
Area 1	15.02 km2 (5.80 sq mi)
Population (2022)	1,131
• Density	75/km2 (200/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

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

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
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

Rignieux-le-Franc is located about 6 kilometers (3 miles) of Pérouges. The Toison, a tributary of the Ain, flows through the commune.

References

^ "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 de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 21 November 2023 at the Wayback Machine, INSEE

[1] "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.

[popref2022-2] "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.

[pophist-3] Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 21 November 2023 at the Wayback Machine, INSEE

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