L'Abergement-Clémenciat

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L'Abergement-Clémenciat
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The town hall in L'Abergement-Clémenciat
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L'Abergement-Clémenciat
Coordinates: 46°09′07″N4°55′18″E / 46.1519°N 4.9217°E / 46.1519; 4.9217
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Ain
Arrondissement Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne
Intercommunality Dombes
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Daniel Boulon [1]
Area
1
15.95 km2 (6.16 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
832
  Density52/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
01001 /01400
Elevation206–272 m (676–892 ft)
(avg. 240 m or 790 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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.

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Geography

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.

Hydrography

Toponymy

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.

History

It was once a large timber plantation.[ citation needed ]

Politics and administration

Since 2008, Daniel Boulon has been the mayor of L'Abergement-Clémenciat. He was re-elected in the 2020 municipal elections. [1]

List of successive mayors of L'Abergement-Clémenciat
In officeNamePartyRef.
18571882Antoine-Élisée Munet
18821912Melchior Munet
19121944Élisée Munet
December 1944February 1945Paul Reverdy
February 1945May 1945Élisée Munet
May 1945October 1947Jean-Marie Beyoux Radical Party
November 1947March 1971Joseph Jouard
March 1971June 1997René Perret Independent
June 1997March 2008Jean-Claude Rigaud
March 2008IncumbentDaniel Boulon Independent [1]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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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References

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  2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 26 July 2022 at the Wayback Machine , INSEE
  4. Base Mérimée : Site médiéval du Vieux Bourg , Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)