Rignieux-le-Franc

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Rignieux-le-Franc
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Rignieux-le-Franc
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Coordinates: 45°56′00″N 5°11′00″E / 45.9333°N 5.1833°E / 45.9333; 5.1833Coordinates: 45°56′00″N 5°11′00″E / 45.9333°N 5.1833°E / 45.9333; 5.1833
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Belley
Canton	Meximieux
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pascal Pain
Area 1	15.02 km2 (5.80 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	994
• Density	66/km2 (170/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.

Rignieux-le-Franc (French pronunciation: ​[ʁiɲø lə fʁɑ̃]) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

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[]

Geography[]

Rignieux-le-Franc is located about 6 kilometers (3 miles) of Pérouges classified among .

The Toison, a tributary of the Ain, flows through the commune.

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