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Pougny |
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Pougny
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| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ain |
| Arrondissement | Gex |
| Canton | Collonges |
| Mayor | René Mabillard (2008–2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 333–461 m (1,093–1,512 ft) |
| Land area1 | 7.77 km2 (3.00 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 764 (2008) |
| - Density | 98 /km2 (250 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 01308/ 01550 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Pougny is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
It lies near the border with Switzerland and is the first French village to be crossed by the Rhone, and a hydro-electric station constructed in 1926 which it shares with the Swiss village of Chancy is named after it.
| Year | 1831 | 1836 | 1841 | 1846 | 1851 | 1856 | 1861 | 1866 | 1872 | 1876 |
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| Population | 298 | 305 | 371 | 394 | 411 | 420 | 420 | 429 | 376 | 450 |
| Year | 1881 | 1886 | 1891 | 1896 | 1901 | 1906 | 1911 | 1921 | 1926 | 1931 |
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| Population | 425 | 411 | 420 | 488 | 382 | 435 | 405 | 525 | 560 | 470 |
| Year | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 442 | 372 | 381 | 378 | 424 | 543 | 543 | 600 | 629 | 764 |