Ars-sur-Formans
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View of Ars with the basilica
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Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
Ars-sur-Formans
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| Coordinates: 45°59′34″N 4°49′25″E / 45.9928°N 4.8236°ECoordinates: 45°59′34″N 4°49′25″E / 45.9928°N 4.8236°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Ain | |
| Arrondissement | Bourg-en-Bresse | |
| Canton | Villars-les-Dombes | |
| Intercommunality | Dombes-Saône Vallée | |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Richard Paccaud | |
| Area1 | 5.5 km2 (2.1 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009)2 | 1,326 | |
| • Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 01021 /01480 | |
| Elevation | 226–281 m (741–922 ft) (avg. 240 m or 790 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Ars-sur-Formans is a commune in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arsois or Arsoises
The village is in the south-western part of the Ain department 33 km north of Lyon and 10 km east of Villefranche-sur-Saône in the heart of the Dombes region - known for its many lagoons. Ars-sur-Formans is on the Dombes plateau while to the west it borders the fertile hills of the Val de Saône. A small river, the Formans, passes through the commune.
The D44 road from Savigneux west to Beauregard forms much of the northern border of the commune. Access to the village is by road D904 going west from Savigneux and continuing to join the D934 west of the commune. The road D888 also runs south-east of the village to Rancé.
The Formans river runs from east to west across the commune just south of the village to join the Saône river near Saint-Bernard.
The name of the commune comes from Arsa meaning "burnt". Long known simply as Ars, the commune changed its name to Ars-sur-Formans by a decree of 12 October 1956 published in the Official Journal on the 18th of the same month.
The name Ars appeared as early as the year 969. In the 11th century Ars was one of the many strongholds of the Lordship of Villars and his mansion was located next to the church. In 1226 Jean of Ars sold his land to the monastery of Île Barbe but Villars retained sovereignty. In the 14th century, the protection of the castle was divided between the Lord of Villars and that of Beaujeu.
The village was burned by the troops of Viry in 1409 and was obliged to submit to the consequences of the Wars of Religion throughout the following century.
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