L'Abergement-Clémenciat (French pronunciation: [labɛʁʒəmɑ̃klemɑ̃sja] ; Arpitan : L'Abèrgement-Cllèmenciê) is a commune in the department of Ain and the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in eastern Metropolitan France. The commune was established in 1857 by combining the two parishes of Abergement and Clémenciat.
L'Abergement-Clémenciat lies on the border between Bresse and Dombes at an altitude of 206 to 272 meters. The commune sits on an area of 1,596 hectares. Other communes near-by include Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne, Illiat, Sulignat, Thoissey, Saint-Étienne-sur-Chalaronne, and Dompierre-sur-Chalaronne. The closest big cities are Lyon, and Geneva.
There are 4 communes in Ain with "Abergement" in their name. The other three are Le Petit-Abergement, Le Grand-Abergement, and L'Abergement-de-Varey. It seems to designate agricultural concessions in the 11th-15th centuries.
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It was once a large timber plantation.[ citation needed ]
Since 2008, Daniel Boulon has been the mayor of L'Abergement-Clémenciat. He was re-elected in the 2020 municipal elections. [1]
In office | Name | Party | Ref. | |
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1857 | 1882 | Antoine-Élisée Munet | ||
1882 | 1912 | Melchior Munet | ||
1912 | 1944 | Élisée Munet | ||
December 1944 | February 1945 | Paul Reverdy | ||
February 1945 | May 1945 | Élisée Munet | ||
May 1945 | October 1947 | Jean-Marie Beyoux | Radical Party | |
November 1947 | March 1971 | Joseph Jouard | ||
March 1971 | June 1997 | René Perret | Independent | |
June 1997 | March 2008 | Jean-Claude Rigaud | ||
March 2008 | Incumbent | Daniel Boulon | Independent | [1] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 347 | — |
1975 | 368 | +0.84% |
1982 | 477 | +3.78% |
1990 | 579 | +2.45% |
1999 | 728 | +2.58% |
2007 | 804 | +1.25% |
2012 | 777 | −0.68% |
2017 | 776 | −0.03% |
Source: INSEE [3] |
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