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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Pougny
Commune
Town hallTown hall
Coat of arms of PougnyCoat of arms
Location of Pougny
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Coordinates: 46°08′22″N 5°57′01″E / 46.1394°N 5.9503°E / 46.1394; 5.9503
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAin
ArrondissementGex
CantonThoiry
IntercommunalityCA Pays de Gex
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Annie Marcelot
Area7.77 km (3.00 sq mi)
Population792
 • Density100/km (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code01308 /01550
Elevation333–461 m (1,093–1,512 ft)
(avg. 406 m or 1,332 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

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.±% p.a.
1968 424—    
1975 543+3.60%
1982 543+0.00%
1990 600+1.26%
1999 629+0.53%
2009 781+2.19%
2014 818+0.93%
2020 803−0.31%
Source: INSEE

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. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 12 December 2023 at the Wayback Machine, INSEE
Ain Communes of the Ain department


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