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Bouligneux

Bouligneux
Commune
Chateau
Chateau
Coat of arms of Bouligneux
Coat of arms
Bouligneux is located in France
Bouligneux
Bouligneux
Coordinates: 46°01′23″N 4°59′28″E / 46.023°N 4.991°E / 46.023; 4.991Coordinates: 46°01′23″N 4°59′28″E / 46.023°N 4.991°E / 46.023; 4.991
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Ain
Arrondissement Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton Villars-les-Dombes
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Sylviane Dalard
Area1 26.09 km2 (10.07 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 303
 • Density 12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 01052 /01330
Elevation 264–301 m (866–988 ft)
(avg. 280 m or 920 ft)

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.

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bouligneux is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

The Chalaronne forms most of the commune's eastern border.

Bouligneux first appears as vicus Beliniacum in 885.

In 1280, it belonged to Vaucher de Commarin, who sold it to Henri de Villars in 1290.

In 1402, Bouligneux was part of Bresse Savoyarde.

In the 17th century, Bouligneux was a county.


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