Rignieux-le-Franc

Rignieux-le-Franc (French pronunciation: [ʁiɲø lə fʁɑ̃]) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Rignieux-le-Franc
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Rignieux-le-Franc
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Coordinates: 45°56′00″N 5°11′00″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Belley
Canton	Meximieux
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pascal Pain[1]
Area 1	15.02 km2 (5.80 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,131
• Density	75/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	01325 /01800
Elevation	237–316 m (778–1,037 ft) (avg. 270 m or 890 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

Property of Alphonse-Louis du Plessis de Richelieu and coming from Fontaines-sur-Saône, an early Christian sarcophagus was stored in Rignieux-le-Franc, before being bought by the Louvre in 1864.

At the end of the 16th century, the lands of Rignieux-le-Franc belonged to the Saillans de Brézenaud.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	205	—
1975	286	+4.87%
1982	553	+9.88%
1990	743	+3.76%
1999	839	+1.36%
2007	937	+1.39%
2012	960	+0.49%
2017	971	+0.23%
2020	1,065	+3.13%
Source: INSEE[3]

Geography

Rignieux-le-Franc is located about 6 kilometers (3 miles) of Pérouges. The Toison, a tributary of the Ain, flows through the commune.