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Pougny, Ain

Pougny
Hydroelectricity plant Chancy-Pougny.jpg
Coat of arms of Pougny
Coat of arms
Pougny is located in France
Pougny
Pougny
Coordinates: 46°08′22″N 5°57′01″E / 46.1394°N 5.9503°E / 46.1394; 5.9503Coordinates: 46°08′22″N 5°57′01″E / 46.1394°N 5.9503°E / 46.1394; 5.9503
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Ain
Arrondissement Gex
Canton Collonges
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) René Mabillard
Area1 7.77 km2 (3.00 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 764
 • Density 98/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 01308 / 01550
Elevation 333–461 m (1,093–1,512 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.

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

It lies near the border with Switzerland and is the first French village to be crossed by the Rhone, and a hydro-electric station constructed in 1926 which it shares with the Swiss village of Chancy is named after it.


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