Arbigny

Arbigny (French pronunciation: [aʁbiɲi]) is a commune in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France.

Arbigny
Commune
The Grand-Étang near Arbigny
Location of Arbigny
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Coordinates: 46°28′14″N 4°57′48″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton	Replonges
Intercommunality	Bresse et Saône
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Daniel Gras[1]
Area 1	17.47 km2 (6.75 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	459
• Density	26/km2 (68/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	01016 /01190
Elevation	169–214 m (554–702 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Arbigny is some 20 km north of Mâcon and 40 km south by south-east of Chalon-sur-Saône. The commune can be accessed by the D933 from Sermoyer in the north passing through the centre of the commune and village and continuing south to Pont-de-Vaux. The D126 runs west from the village changing to the D163 at the border of the commune and continuing to Uchizy. There are two other hamlets in the commune - La Croix and La Varenne. About 80% of the commune is farmland with the rest being the forested eastern part.^[3]

The western border of the commune is formed by the Saône river. In the north and east there are ponds which are drained by the Biel d'Etang Neuf and the Biel d'Etang Butière which flow west to the Saône.^[3]

History

The area has been occupied since prehistoric times. The village was known as Albiniacus in the Middle Ages.

Administration

List of mayors of Arbigny^[4]

From	To	Name
1995	2008	Christian Berardet
2008	2014	Michel Vieux
2014	Present	Daniel Gras[1]

Maize seedlings

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	353	—
1975	334	−0.79%
1982	311	−1.01%
1990	314	+0.12%
1999	332	+0.62%
2007	352	+0.73%
2012	414	+3.30%
2017	463	+2.26%
Source: INSEE[5]

Sights

The Moulin de la Brevette Yard

An old winnowing machine at the Moulin de la Brevette

Wheat field in Arbigny

• The remains of an old Fortified Chateau
• A Napoleonic milestone dated 1808
• A Stone marker commemorating the landing fields of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, on the road to Uchizy just before the bridge over the Saône. The code name of the landing field was "JUNOT".
• A Plaque honouring two young resistance fighters (Dupasquier and Clairmidi) murdered by the Nazis in 1944 at a place called "La Varenne".

Protected natural areas

The floodplains of the Saône valley have been classified as protected areas since 1994.^[6]

See also

• Communes of the Ain department
• Chizerots