Beauregard, Ain
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Beauregard () is a
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in the Ain department in eastern
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History

Beauregard takes its name from the castle built in 1290 by Gui de Chabeu on a hill overlooking the
Saône The Saône ( , ; frp, Sona; lat, Arar) is a river in eastern France. It is a right tributary of the Rhône, rising at Vioménil in the Vosges department and joining the Rhône in Lyon, at the southern end of the Presqu'île. The name ...
and the hills of Beaujolais. The castle fell into ruin in about 1735. Restoration began in the 19th century and continues today. A fire destroyed much of the village, and few old dwellings remain. On 31 December 1954, Fareins-les-Beauregard was taken from Fareins and attached to Beauregard.


Population


See also

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Communes of the Ain department The following is a list of the 393 communes of the Ain department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):"Bridgemeister" website entry regarding an 1831 suspension bridge in Beauregard
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