Prefect of Ain

The Prefect of Ain is the highest state representative in the department of Ain on the East border of France. Its seat is in Bourg-en-Bresse.

Prefect of the Department of Ain
Préfet du Département de l'Ain (French)
Incumbent
Arnaud Cochet
since 23 August 2016
StyleMr. Prefect
SeatHôtel de préfecture, Bourg-en-Bresse, Ain
AppointerPresident of the French Republic
Term lengthAt the Cabinet's discretion
Formation2 March 1800
First holderJacques Hyacinthe Fabry
DeputySecretary General of the prefecture
Salary5,000 - 6,000€ monthly
WebsiteOfficial website
Prefecture building, seat and residence of the Prefect

The office was created in 1800 under Napoléon Bonaparte, then First Consul of the French First Republic, to ensure the representation of the state in the departements and the full application of the national law. Under the Fifth Republic, the powers of a Prefect are governed by article 72 of the Constitution,[1] completed by Law 1992-125[2] and Decrees 2004-374[3] and 2010–146.[4]

List of Prefects of Ain
Term start Term end Office holder
French First Republic
2 March 1800[5]10 March 1800Jacques Hyacinthe Fabry
10 March 1800[6]23 July 1802Jean Antoine Ozun
23 July 1802[7]1 February 1805Patrice Charles Gislain de Coninck
French First Empire
1 February 1805[8]12 February 1810Joseph Aurèle Charles de Bossi
12 February 1810[9]10 June 1814Léonard Philippe Rivet
10 June 1814[10]14 March 1815Guillaume Antoine Benoît Capelle
14 March 1815[11]22 March 1815Pierre Joseph Marie Baude
22 March 1815[12]6 April 1815André Pierre Étienne Abrial
6 April 1815[13]14 July 1815Pierre Joseph Marie Baude
Kingdom of France
14 July 1815[14]19 July 1820Emmanuel Jean François Camus du Martroy
19 July 1820[15]12 August 1830Jean-Baptiste de Rogniat
Kingdom of the French
12 August 1830[16]12 March 1831Paul François Tondu
12 March 1831[17]8 June 1832Christophe Alexis Adrien de Jussieu
8 June 1832[18]14 July 1833Guillaume Bellon
14 July 1833[19]25 May 1834Charles Marchand-Dubreuil
25 May 1834[20]23 July 1837Hippolyte Paul Jayr
23 July 1837[21]10 August 1839Louis Pierre Adrien Bonnet
10 August 1839[22]18 March 1841Christophe Alexis Adrien de Jussieu
18 March 1841[23]9 July 1843Guillaume Philippe Rébut de la Rhoëllerie
9 July 1843[24]15 December 1846Jean Pierre Marquier
15 December 1846[25]29 February 1848Jean Olympie Bouquet
French Second Republic
29 February 1848[26]28 March 1848Jean Chrysogone Guigue de Champvans
28 March 1848[27][28]20 May 1848Albert Hugon and Anthelme Roselli Mollet
20 May 1848[29]6 June 1848André Édouard Carteron
6 June 1848[30]20 November 1849Henri Dézé
20 November 1849[31]12 March 1851Léonard Léonce Rochon de La Peyrouse
12 March 1851[32]6 December 1851François Victor Adolphe de Chanal
6 December 1851[33]4 March 1853Abel Jean-Baptiste Désiré Rogniat
French Second Empire
4 March 1853[34]8 April 1953Jean-Baptiste Charles Aladenize
8 April 1953[35]26 November 1856Louis Charles Emmanuel de Coëtlogon
26 November 1856[36]27 July 1859Jean Paul Gustave Ségaud
27 July 1859[37]5 October 1861Charles Jean Louis Le Masson
5 October 1861[38]5 October 1867Jean Marie François Léon Chamboduc de Saint-Pulgent
5 October 1867[39]3 March 1869Marie Léopold Alexandre Lepeintre
3 March 1869[40]26 November 1869Henri Fernand Bourgeois de Jessaint
26 November 1869[41]6 September 1870Marie Louis Alfred du Bois de Jancigny
French Third Republic
6 September 1870[42]27 April 1871Édouard Clément Julien Puthod
27 April 1871[43]1 July 1873Alfred François Hippolyte Nicolas Rousseau
1 July 1873[44]28 August 1874Jean Pierre Augustin Raffier-Dufour
28 August 1874[45]13 April 1876Marie Paul Esterhazy
13 April 1876[46]19 May 1877Guisbert Jean Adrien Jules de Huart
19 May 1877[47]18 December 1877Bernard Marie Jean Charles de Raymond-Cahuzac
18 December 1877[48]15 March 1879Alfred François Hippolyte Nicolas Rousseau
15 March 1879[49]12 January 1880Louis Charles Henri Fresne
12 January 1880[50]17 November 1880Eugène Félicien Jules Gellion Danglar
17 November 1880[51]5 October 1882Antoine Léon Stéhelin
5 October 1882[52]12 February 1886Charles Hippolyte Massat
12 February 1886[53]22 September 1890Jean Auguste Gaston Joliet
22 September 1890[54]18 March 1895Gervais Achille François Debax
18 March 1895[55]13 October 1896Jean François Abel Combarieu
13 October 1896[56]16 July 1898Charles Evariste Bonnerot
16 July 1898[57]20 February 1900Auguste Alexandre Guillaume Autrand
20 February 1900[58]5 September 1904Bernard Joseph Eugène Dardenne
5 September 1904[59]30 October 1909Claude Benoît Just
30 October 1909[60]31 December 1913Gabriel Marc Charles Olivier Brin
31 December 1913[61]4 July 1914Paul Marie Fortuné Peytral
4 July 1914[62]15 October 1918Hilaire Toussaint Octave Delfini
15 October 1918[63]6 November 1918Paul Léonard Constant Mathivet
6 November 1918[64]22 January 1919Joseph Amédée Louis Benoist
22 January 1919[65]22 January 1919Prosper Victor Henri Dutreuil
22 January 1919[66]24 August 1921Joseph Amédée Louis Benoist
24 August 1921[67]24 August 1921Charles Marie Xavier Droz
24 August 1921[68]30 January 1925Alfred Jules Alexandre Gondoin
30 January 1925[69]30 January 1925Henri Léopold Pierre Chaumet
30 January 1925[70]2 May 1930Francisque Annet Varenne
2 May 1930[71]2 May 1930Jean Marie Francis Laban
2 May 1930[72]3 June 1931Antoine Jean Marcel Lemoine
3 June 1931[73]8 June 1933Léopold Georges Mesnard
8 June 1933[74]2 November 1940Georges Albert Maurice Bernard
French State
2 November 1940[75]28 April 1943Jean-Baptiste François dit Louis Thoumas
28 April 1943[76]5 August 1943Paul Louis Emmanuel Balley
5 August 1943[77]4 February 1944Alfred Marcel Louis Papinot
4 February 1944[78]1 July 1944Joseph Jean Pierre Basile Marcel Delpeyrou
French Fourth Republic
1 July 1944[79]18 November 1944Georges Benoît Antoine Dupoizat de Villemont
18 November 1944[80]24 July 1946Léon Etienne Blanchard
24 July 1946[81]18 December 1946Jean Auguste Emile Rigade
18 December 1946[82]19 June 1947Jean Latscha
19 June 1947[83]7 May 1948Étienne Édouard Georges Pépin
7 May 1948[84]17 September 1949Pierre Lecène
17 September 1949[85]31 October 1951Robert Jean Benoît Duperier
31 October 1951[86]1 July 1955François Antoine Louis Collaveri
1 July 1955[87]4 April 1960Jean Thomassin
French Fifth Republic
4 April 1960[88]9 December 1961Célestin Roger Marcel Blanchard
9 December 1961[89]14 June 1973Georges Benoît Antoine Dupoizat de Villemont
14 June 1973[90]21 April 1975Henri Boucoiran
21 April 1975[91]13 July 1979Roger Gaston Albert Ninin
13 July 1979[92]16 July 1981Raymond François Le Bris
16 July 1981[93]3 October 1984Philippe Jean Marie Loiseau
3 October 1984[94]9 March 1985Bernard Gérard
9 March 1985[95]25 July 1986Claude Guizard
25 July 1986[96]24 November 1988Georges Mazenot
24 November 1988[97]24 April 1991Yves Mansillon
24 April 1991[98]2 November 1992Michel Festy
2 November 1992[99]3 August 1995Jean-Pierre Lacroix
3 August 1995[100]17 March 1999Philippe Ritter
17 March 1999[101]7 October 1999Jean-Pierre Lacave
7 October 1999[102]12 July 2002Pierre-Etienne Bisch
12 July 2002[103]29 April 2004Bernard Tomasini
29 April 2004[104]20 July 2006Michel Fuzeau
20 July 2006[105]30 January 2009Pierre Soubelet
30 January 2009[106]30 September 2010Régis Guyot
30 September 2010[107]20 June 2013Philippe Galli
20 June 2013[108]23 August 2016Laurent Touvet
23 August 2016[109]IncumbentArnaud Cochet

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