L'Abergement-Clémenciat

L'Abergement-Clémenciat
Commune
The town hall in L'Abergement-Clémenciat
Location of L'Abergement-Clémenciat
L'Abergement-Clémenciat Show map of France L'Abergement-Clémenciat Show map of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coordinates: 46°09′07″N 4°55′18″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton	Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne
Intercommunality	Dombes
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Daniel Boulon[1]
Area ^1	15.95 km^2 (6.16 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	832
• Density	52/km^2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	01001 /01400
Elevation	206–272 m (676–892 ft) (avg. 240 m or 790 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

L'Abergement-Clémenciat (French pronunciation: [labɛʁʒəmɑ̃ klemɑ̃sja]; Arpitan: L'Abèrgement-Cllèmenciê) is a commune in the department of Ain and the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in eastern Metropolitan France. The commune was established in 1857 by combining the two parishes of Abergement and Clémenciat.

Geography

L'Abergement-Clémenciat lies on the border between Bresse and Dombes at an altitude of 206 to 272 meters. The commune sits on an area of 1,596 hectares. Other communes near-by include Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne, Illiat, Sulignat, Thoissey, Saint-Étienne-sur-Chalaronne, and Dompierre-sur-Chalaronne. The closest big cities are Lyon, and Geneva.

Hydrography

• The Chalaronne flows west-northwest through the southern part of the commune.
• The Glenne forms the northern border with the commune of Illiat. It empties into the Chalaronne at Saint-Étienne-sur-Chalaronne
• The Vernisson Canal forms the eastern border with Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne and it empties into the Chalaronne at Pontpeillon.
• The Payon Canal crosses the ash ponds at Châtillon.

Toponymy

There are 4 communes in Ain with "Abergement" in their name. The other three are Le Petit-Abergement, Le Grand-Abergement, and L'Abergement-de-Varey. It seems to designate agricultural concessions in the 11th-15th centuries.

History

It was once a large timber plantation.^{[citation needed]}

Politics and administration

Since 2008, Daniel Boulon has been the mayor of L'Abergement-Clémenciat. He was re-elected in the 2020 municipal elections.^[1]

List of successive mayors of L'Abergement-Clémenciat

In office		Name	Party	Ref.
1857	1882	Antoine-Élisée Munet
1882	1912	Melchior Munet
1912	1944	Élisée Munet
December 1944	February 1945	Paul Reverdy
February 1945	May 1945	Élisée Munet
May 1945	October 1947	Jean-Marie Beyoux	Radical Party
November 1947	March 1971	Joseph Jouard
March 1971	June 1997	René Perret	Independent
June 1997	March 2008	Jean-Claude Rigaud
March 2008	Incumbent	Daniel Boulon	Independent	[1]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	347	—
1975	368	+0.84%
1982	477	+3.78%
1990	579	+2.45%
1999	728	+2.58%
2007	804	+1.25%
2012	777	−0.68%
2017	776	−0.03%
Source: INSEE[3]

Sights

• The Vieux Bourg (old town) has been classified as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture since November 18, 1994.^[4] All that remains of the castle is the ruins. The walls of the 14th century enceinte are visible.
• A château, built in 1700, rebuilt in the 19th century
• A church, consecrated in 1868, built under the direction of Louis-Auguste Boileau, an architect of Paris.

• 
  Vieux Bourg.
• 
  Château Munet.
• 
  19th century church.
• 
  Monument to the dead.

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 26 July 2022 at the Wayback Machine, INSEE
4. Base Mérimée: Site médiéval du Vieux Bourg, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)

External links

• La Dombes and the town of L'Abergement-Clémenciat
• Gazetteer Entry
• LesCommunes.com