Bouligneux

Bouligneux is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France, in Dombes, within the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

Bouligneux
Commune
Chateau
Coat of arms
Location of Bouligneux
Bouligneux Bouligneux
Coordinates: 46°01′23″N 4°59′28″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton	Villars-les-Dombes
Intercommunality	Dombes
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Laurent Comtet
Area ^1	26.09 km^2 (10.07 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	328
• Density	13/km^2 (33/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	01052 /01330
Elevation	264–301 m (866–988 ft) (avg. 280 m or 920 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The Chalaronne forms most of the commune's eastern border.

History

Bouligneux first appears as vicus Beliniacum in 885, in a document of Charles III.

On March 28, 944, Hugues, son or Bermund, lord of Bouligneux and Gisèle, signed a document renouncing any claims on Thoissey, in favor of Adémar, Viscount of Lyon.[2]

In 1280, it belonged to Vaucher de Commarin, who sold it to Henri de Villars in 1290.

In 1402, Bouligneux was part of Bresse Savoyarde.

In the 17th century, Bouligneux was a county.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2006	302	—
2007	304	+0.7%
2008	303	−0.3%
2009	308	+1.7%
2010	309	+0.3%
2011	309	+0.0%
2012	310	+0.3%
2013	304	−1.9%
2014	300	−1.3%
2015	309	+3.0%
2016	319	+3.2%

See also

• Communes of the Ain department
• Dombes

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. Auguste Bernard and Alexandre Bruel, Recueil des chartes de l'abbaye de Cluny [Compendium of Charters from Cluny Abbey]: 6 volumes, vol. 1, Paris, 1876-1903

External links

• La Dombes and the city of Bouligneux