Arbignieu
{{short description|Part of Arboys en Bugey in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France}}
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Arbignieu
|image = EglisePeyzieu.JPG
|caption = Church in Peyzieu
|image coat of arms = Blason de la ville de Arbignieu (Ain).svg
|arrondissement = Belley
|canton = Belley
|INSEE = 01015
|postal code = 01300
|commune = Arboys en Bugey
|coordinates = {{coord|45.7294|5.6511|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 300
|elevation min m = 221
|elevation max m = 495
|area km2 = 13.07
|population = 559
|population date = 2022
|population footnotes = {{cite web|url=https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/8290591/ensemble.pdf|title=Populations de référence 2022|language=fr|trans-title=Reference populations 2022|publisher=INSEE|date=December 2024}}
}}
Arbignieu ({{IPA|fr|aʁbiɲø}}) is a former commune in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Arboys en Bugey.[http://www.ain.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/A-CNE_NOUVELLE_ARBIGNIEU_ST_BOIS.pdf Arrêté préfectoral] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121180536/http://www.ain.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/A-CNE_NOUVELLE_ARBIGNIEU_ST_BOIS.pdf |date=2021-11-21 }} 29 September 2015 {{in lang|fr}}
Geography
The commune is located 4 km south-west of Belley and 30 km north-west of Chambery. It is traversed by the Tour du Bugey trail. It lies in the Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) zone for wine from Bugey with the label "Roussette du Bugey-Arbignieu".
The commune can be accessed on the D69 from Belley in the north-east which continues west to Colomieu. The D100 road also branches from the D49 at the northern edge of the commune and goes south along the eastern side of the commune joining the D10 which passes through the commune from the D992 in the east through the hamlet of Peyzieu then south-west to Saint-Bois. There are three hamlets in the commune other than Arbignieu: Thoys, Slignieu, and Peyzieu. The commune is approximately half farmland and half forest with most of the forest along the western border.[https://www.google.com/maps/place/01300+Arbignieu,+France/@45.7284579,5.6525016,12152m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x478b1378e692ca33:0x408ab2ae4c217d0?hl=en Google Maps]
The Furans river forms the eastern border of the commune and then flows east to join the Rhone. The Ruisseau d'Armaille flows from west to east across the commune into the Furans.
{{Geographic location
| title = Neighbouring communes and villages
|width=auto
|Centre = Arbignieu
|North = Andert-et-Condon
|Northeast = Belley
|East = Petit Brens
|Southeast = La Balme
|South = Prémeyzel
|Southwest = Saint-Benoit
|West = Colomieu
|Northwest = Saint-Germain-les-Paroisses
}}
Administration
{{incomplete list|date=April 2021}}
List of mayors of Arbignieu[http://www.francegenweb.org/mairesgenweb/resultcommune.php?id=2105 List of Mayors of France] {{in lang|fr}}
| class="wikitable" | ||||
| From | To | Name | Party | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2014 | Daniel Girardet | ||
| 2014 | 2015 | Charles Berger |
Population
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arbignolans or Arbignolanes in French.[https://www.habitants.fr/ain-01 Le nom des habitants du 01 - Ain], habitants.fr
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2123937?geo=COM-01015 Populations légales 2011], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|2006|464
|2011|484
|2022|559
}}
Sites and monuments
- The Ball of Gargantua (stone cups)
- The ruins of the Chateau of Longecombe, a former Fief owned by the Luyrieu Family in the 14th century.
- The Fortified house of Thoy or Thuey
- General Parra's House (18th century) at Sillignieu
- The Church of Peyzieu, a hamlet in Arbignieu
Notable people linked to the commune
- Césaire Nivière (1799-1879), agronomist, was born in Peyzieu in the current territory of the commune.
See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Arbignieu}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070313145602/http://www.ign.fr/affiche_rubrique.asp?rbr_id=1087&CommuneId=8220 Arbignieu on the old National Geographic Institute website] {{in lang|fr}}
- [http://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/accueil?c=5.6511,45.7294&z=7.92265E-5&l=GEOGRAPHICALGRIDSYSTEMS.MAPS.3D$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS@aggregate(1)&l=ADMINISTRATIVEUNITS.BOUNDARIES$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS(1)&permalink=yes Arbignieu on Géoportail], National Geographic Institute (IGN) website {{in lang|fr}}
- [http://rumsey.geogarage.com/maps/cassinige.html?lat=45.7294&lon=5.6511&zoom=13 Arbignieu on the 1750 Cassini Map]
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Category:Former communes of Ain