Savigneux, Ain

Savigneux (French pronunciation: [saviɲø]) is a commune in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in eastern France.

Savigneux
Commune
City Hall of Savigneux
Coat of arms
Location of Savigneux
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Coordinates: 46°00′07″N 4°50′54″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton	Villars-les-Dombes
Intercommunality	Dombes Saône Vallée
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gilles Garnier[1]
Area 1	14.75 km2 (5.70 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,459
• Density	99/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	01398 /01480
Elevation	237–287 m (778–942 ft) (avg. 265 m or 869 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Culture and Heritage

• The Juis Castle, a castle of the 16th Century

Administration

List of successive mayors

Term start	Term end	Name	Party	Position
1950	March 1971	Jean Chagneux
March 1971	24 March 1989	Raymond Sanloup
24 March 1989	14 March 2008	Paul Chagneux
14 March 2008	28 May 2020	Daniel Vignard	Miscellaneous Right (MR)	Retired
28 May 2020	Incumbent	Gilles Garnier	Unaffiliated

Geography

The village is in the south-western part of the Ain department 35 km north of Lyon and 12 km east of Villefranche-sur-Saône in the heart of the Dombes region, which is known for its many lagoons. Savigneux is on the Dombes Plateau, while to the west it borders the fertile hills of the Val de Saône.

Population and Society

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	455	—
1975	449	−0.19%
1982	621	+4.74%
1990	792	+3.09%
1999	875	+1.11%
2009	1,195	+3.17%
2014	1,268	+1.19%
2020	1,438	+2.12%
2022	1,459	+0.73%
Source: INSEE[3]

Sports

The Savigneux have a football field in the center of the city and 2 tennis courts: 1 in front of the school and 1 in the surroundings of the football field. ^{[citation needed]}

They have a football club, named FC SAVIGNEUX and a tennis club. ^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

Juis Castle