Magnieu

Magnieu (French pronunciation: [maɲø]) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. On 1 January 2019, the former commune of Saint-Champ was merged into Magnieu.^[3]

Magnieu
Commune
Town hall
Location of Magnieu
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Coordinates: 45°47′00″N 5°43′00″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Belley
Canton	Belley
Intercommunality	Bugey Sud
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Thierry Guittet[1]
Area 1	11.37 km2 (4.39 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	651
• Density	57.3/km2 (148/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	01227 /01300
Elevation	227–460 m (745–1,509 ft) (avg. 310 m or 1,020 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	380	—
1975	366	−0.53%
1982	413	+1.74%
1990	433	+0.59%
1999	423	−0.26%
2007	554	+3.43%
2012	578	+0.85%
2017	644	+2.19%
Populations of the area corresponding with the commune of Magnieu at 1 January 2020. Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Ain department