Pougny, Ain

Pougny (French pronunciation: [puɲ'i]) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Pougny
Commune
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Pougny
Location of Pougny
Pougny is located in France
Pougny
Pougny
Pougny is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Pougny
Pougny
Coordinates: 46°08′22″N 5°57′01″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAin
ArrondissementGex
CantonThoiry
IntercommunalityCA Pays de Gex
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Annie Marcelot[1]
Area
1
7.77 km2 (3.00 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
803
  Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
01308 /01550
Elevation333–461 m (1,093–1,512 ft)
(avg. 406 m or 1,332 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1831298    
1836305+2.3%
1841371+21.6%
1846394+6.2%
1851411+4.3%
1856420+2.2%
1861420+0.0%
1866429+2.1%
1872376−12.4%
1876450+19.7%
1881425−5.6%
1886411−3.3%
1891420+2.2%
1896488+16.2%
1901382−21.7%
YearPop.±%
1906435+13.9%
1911405−6.9%
1921525+29.6%
1926560+6.7%
1931470−16.1%
1936442−6.0%
1946372−15.8%
1954381+2.4%
1962378−0.8%
1968424+12.2%
1975543+28.1%
1982543+0.0%
1990600+10.5%
1999629+4.8%
2008764+21.5%

Transportation

The commune has a railway station, Pougny—Chancy, on the Lyon–Geneva line. It has regular service to Bellegarde and Geneva.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.


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