Saint-André-le-Bouchoux

Saint-André-le-Bouchoux
Saint-André-le-Bouchoux

Coordinates: 46°07′00″N 5°05′00″E / 46.1167°N 5.0833°ECoordinates: 46°07′00″N 5°05′00″E / 46.1167°N 5.0833°E
Country France
Region Rhône-Alpes
Department Ain
Arrondissement Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne
Intercommunality Chalaronne-centre
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Alain Jayr
Area1 9.5 km2 (3.7 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 307
  Density 32/km2 (84/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 01335 / 01240
Elevation 259–274 m (850–899 ft)
(avg. 268 m or 879 ft)

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-André-le-Bouchoux is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

The river Irance, at tributary of the lake Grand Romans, runs through the town.

In 1836, the community was considered one of the poorest in France. It has gained wealth since, though. Today, most of the town revolves around restaurants, farms, and crafts.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793165    
180096−41.8%
1806174+81.2%
1821218+25.3%
1831156−28.4%
1836183+17.3%
1841201+9.8%
1846192−4.5%
1851205+6.8%
1856205+0.0%
1861194−5.4%
1866200+3.1%
1872205+2.5%
1876235+14.6%
1881228−3.0%
1886232+1.8%
1891246+6.0%
1896239−2.8%
1901222−7.1%
1906211−5.0%
1911207−1.9%
1921207+0.0%
1926185−10.6%
1931176−4.9%
1936160−9.1%
1946194+21.2%
1954158−18.6%
1962163+3.2%
1968142−12.9%
1975127−10.6%
1982156+22.8%
1990171+9.6%
1999191+11.7%
2008307+60.7%

Sights

Its most historic monument is the church, designed in the Roman style in the 11th century and redesigned in the 15th.

See also

References

    External links

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