Romans, Ain
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Saint-Maurice church
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Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
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| Coordinates: 46°07′00″N 5°02′00″E / 46.1167°N 5.0333°ECoordinates: 46°07′00″N 5°02′00″E / 46.1167°N 5.0333°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ain |
| Arrondissement | Bourg-en-Bresse |
| Canton | Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne |
| Intercommunality | Chalaronne-centre |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Guy Girodon |
| Area1 | 21.8 km2 (8.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 581 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (69/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 01328 /01400 |
| Elevation | 227–280 m (745–919 ft) (avg. 265 m or 869 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.
Romans is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
The village is located between Bresse and the Dombes. The river Renon flows through the commune from southeast to northwest. The other rivers in the area are the Irance in the east of the commune and the Chalaronne forming part of the commune's southwestern border.
The land of Romans became in 917 the property of Cluny Abbey, when it was given by Ingelberge, wife of William I, Duke of Aquitaine who founded Cluny Abbey and the daughter of King Boso of Provence.
Romans was attached the lordship of Varax until it was definitively separated when Étienne de Varax son of Henri Varax the third, married Claudine de Saint Amour in 1396, and created the lordship of Romans.
On 4 March 1718, Claude de Lyobard de Brion, Lord of Romans, sold the land of Romans to Claude César Ferrary, squire and King's Counsellor. Romans was transformed in an earldom named Romans-Ferrari in December 1763 thanks to Etienne-Lambert 1714-1766 (son of Claude César). The last earl of Romans-Ferrari was Charles de Romans-Ferrari his descendant born in Romans the 16th of December 1861 deceased the 27th of June 1912 in Commercy.
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