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Saint-Bernard |
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Saint-Bernard
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| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ain |
| Arrondissement | Bourg-en-Bresse |
| Canton | Canton of Trévoux |
| Intercommunality | Saône Vallée |
| Mayor | Bruno Balay (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 167–198 m (548–650 ft) |
| Land area1 | 3.15 km2 (1.22 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 1,380 (2008) |
| - Density | 438 /km2 (1,130 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 01339/ 01600 |
| 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. | |
Saint-Bernard is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
It is located on the banks of the Saône river approximately 20 km north of Lyon. It has a small castle which overlooks the river and the village church.
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| Year | 1793 | 1800 | 1806 | 1821 | 1831 | 1836 | 1841 | 1846 | 1851 | 1856 |
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| Population | 242 | 299 | 260 | 267 | 279 | 285 | 265 | 290 | 299 | 296 |
| Year | 1861 | 1866 | 1872 | 1876 | 1881 | 1886 | 1891 | 1896 | 1901 | 1906 |
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| Population | 318 | 311 | 300 | 283 | 266 | 290 | 266 | 277 | 258 | 257 |
| Year | 1911 | 1921 | 1926 | 1931 | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 |
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| Population | 201 | 201 | 216 | 227 | 220 | 218 | 231 | 253 | 362 | 488 |
| Year | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 705 | 872 | 1282 | 1380 |
The artist Maurice Utrillo is reported to have lived in the castle and completed a number of his works there.