Arbigny | |
|---|---|
Commune | |
 The Grand-Étang near Arbigny | |
 Location of Arbigny | |
Arbigny Arbigny | |
| Coordinates: 46°28′14″N 4°57′48″E / 46.4706°N 4.9633°E / 46.4706; 4.9633 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ain |
| Arrondissement | Bourg-en-Bresse |
| Canton | Replonges |
| Intercommunality | Bresse et Saône |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Daniel Gras1 |
Area 1 | 17.47 km2 (6.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)2 | 462 |
| • Density | 26.4/km2 (68.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 01016 /01190 |
| Elevation | 169–214 m (554–702 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Arbigny (French pronunciation: [aʁbiɲi]) is a commune in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France.
Geography
Arbigny is some 20 km north of Mâcon and 40 km south by south-east of Chalon-sur-Saône. The commune can be accessed by the D933 from Sermoyer in the north passing through the centre of the commune and village and continuing south to Pont-de-Vaux. The D126 runs west from the village changing to the D163 at the border of the commune and continuing to Uchizy. There are two other hamlets in the commune - La Croix and La Varenne. About 80% of the commune is farmland with the rest being the forested eastern part.3
The western border of the commune is formed by the Saône river. In the north and east there are ponds which are drained by the Biel d'Etang Neuf and the Biel d'Etang Butière which flow west to the Saône.3
History
The area has been occupied since prehistoric times. The village was known as Albiniacus in the Middle Ages.
Administration
List of mayors of Arbigny4
| From | To | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2008 | Christian Berardet |
| 2008 | 2014 | Michel Vieux |
| 2014 | Present | Daniel Gras1 |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 353 | — |
| 1975 | 334 | −0.79% |
| 1982 | 311 | −1.01% |
| 1990 | 314 | +0.12% |
| 1999 | 332 | +0.62% |
| 2007 | 352 | +0.73% |
| 2012 | 414 | +3.30% |
| 2017 | 463 | +2.26% |
| 2023 | 462 | −0.04% |
| Source: INSEE5 | ||
Sights
- The remains of an old Fortified Chateau
- A Napoleonic milestone dated 1808
- A Stone marker commemorating the landing fields of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, on the road to Uchizy just before the bridge over the Saône. The code name of the landing field was "JUNOT".
- A Plaque honouring two young resistance fighters (Dupasquier and Clairmidi) murdered by the Nazis in 1944 at a place called "La Varenne".
Protected natural areas
The floodplains of the Saône valley have been classified as protected areas since 1994.6
References
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- Google Maps
- List of Mayors of France Archived 18 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- Protection Zone for the wetlands of the Saône Valley Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Préfectoral directive of 25 February 1994, Préfecture of Ain (in French)
External links
External links
- Arbigny on the old National Geographic Institute website (in French)
- Arbigny on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- Arbigny on the 1750 Cassini Map