Beauregard, Ain

Beauregard (French pronunciation: [boʁɡaʁ]; Arpitan: Biôregouârd) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Beauregard
Commune
Chateau
Location of Beauregard
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Coordinates: 46°00′10″N 4°45′07″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton	Trévoux
Intercommunality	Dombes-Saône Vallée
Government
• Mayor (2024–2026)	Nadia Guyon[1]
Area 1	0.94 km2 (0.36 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	826
• Density	880/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	01030 /01480
Elevation	168–240 m (551–787 ft) (avg. 180 m or 590 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Géography

Beauregard is located in the south-western part of the Ain department in the fertile Val de Saône some 35 km north of Lyon and 2 km east of Villefranche-sur-Saône.

History

Beauregard takes its name from the castle built in 1290 by Gui de Chabeu on a hill overlooking the Saône and the hills of Beaujolais. The castle fell into ruin in about 1735. Restoration began in the 19th century and continues today.

A fire destroyed much of the village, and few old dwellings remain.

On 31 December 1954, Fareins-les-Beauregard was taken from Fareins and attached to Beauregard.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	584	—
1975	531	−1.35%
1982	666	+3.29%
1990	868	+3.37%
1999	817	−0.67%
2007	894	+1.13%
2012	866	−0.63%
2017	866	+0.00%
2021	830	−1.06%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Ain department