Martignat

Martignat (French pronunciation: [maʁtiɲa]; Arpitan: Martegnê) is a commune in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France.

Martignat
Commune
Town hall
Location of Martignat
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Coordinates: 46°12′36″N 5°36′34″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Nantua
Canton	Nantua
Intercommunality	Haut-Bugey Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Julien Issartel[1]
Area 1	13.25 km2 (5.12 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,667
• Density	125.8/km2 (325.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	01237 /01100
Elevation	490–974 m (1,608–3,196 ft) (avg. 514 m or 1,686 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Politics and administration

List of Mayors of Martignat

In office		Name	Party	Capacity	Ref.
1860s		François-Marie Gaget		One of 36 jurors during the trial of Martin Dumollard.	[3]
1989	March 2014	Guy Jacquiot
March 2014	May 2020	Yves Locatelli	Ind.	Retired
May 2020	Present	Julien Issartel

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	547	—
1975	791	+5.41%
1982	875	+1.45%
1990	1,003	+1.72%
1999	1,265	+2.61%
2007	1,564	+2.69%
2012	1,585	+0.27%
2017	1,654	+0.86%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Ain department