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Rignieux-le-Franc (French pronunciation: [ʁiɲø lə fʁɑ̃]; Arpitan: Regniô-lo-Franc [ri.ˈɲy lɔ frã]) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
Rignieux-le-Franc
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Commune | |
 Town hall | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Rignieux-le-Franc | |
  Rignieux-le-Franc  Rignieux-le-Franc | |
| 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[1] |
Area 1 | 15.02 km2 (5.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,180 |
| • Density | 78.6/km2 (203/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. | |
History
editProperty 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
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 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% |
| 2023 | 1,180 | +3.30% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Geography
editRignieux-le-Franc is located about 6 kilometers (3 miles) of Pérouges. The Toison, a tributary of the Ain, flows through the commune.
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References
edit- ↑ "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 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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