Rignieux-le-Franc

Rignieux-le-Franc is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Rignieux-le-Franc
Commune
The town hall in Rignieux-le-Franc
Coat of arms
Location of Rignieux-le-Franc
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Coordinates: 45°56′00″N 5°11′00″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Belley
Canton	Meximieux
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pascal Pain
Area ^1	15.02 km^2 (5.80 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2017)[1]	971
• Density	65/km^2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	01000 /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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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. ±% 1793 506 —     1800 641 +26.7% 1806 440 −31.4% 1821 475 +8.0% 1831 448 −5.7% 1836 468 +4.5% 1841 499 +6.6% 1846 509 +2.0% 1851 538 +5.7% 1856 502 −6.7% 1861 552 +10.0% 1866 503 −8.9% 1872 502 −0.2% 1876 507 +1.0% 1881 472 −6.9% 1886 467 −1.1%

Year Pop. ±% 1891 439 −6.0% 1896 426 −3.0% 1901 396 −7.0% 1906 401 +1.3% 1911 397 −1.0% 1921 335 −15.6% 1926 322 −3.9% 1931 274 −14.9% 1936 288 +5.1% 1946 285 −1.0% 1954 266 −6.7% 1962 224 −15.8% 1968 205 −8.5% 1975 286 +39.5% 1982 553 +93.4% 1990 743 +34.4%

Year Pop. ±% 1999 839 +12.9% 2006 953 +13.6% 2007 953 +0.0% 2008 944 −0.9% 2009 964 +2.1% 2010 950 −1.5% 2011 953 +0.3% 2012 977 +2.5% 2013 980 +0.3% 2014 986 +0.6% 2015 972 −1.4% 2016 976 +0.4% 2017 988 +1.2% 2019 991 +0.3%

Geography

Rignieux-le-Franc is situated in the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in the department of Ain (01).

Rignieux-le-Franc is located about 6 kilometers (3 miles) of Pérouges classified among Les plus Beau Villages de France .

A river, the Toison, tributary of the Ain, flows on the territory of the commune.

Rignieux-le-Franc and cinema

The film Cause toujours! has recording a short scene in this village.

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.