commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
France
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Geography
Lagnieu is located in the south of the department of Ain, on the right bank of the Rhone, 50 km northeast of
Lyon
Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of ...
and 37 km south of
Bourg-en-Bresse
Bourg-en-Bresse (; frp, Bôrg) is the prefecture of the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. Located northeast of Lyon, it is the capital of the ancient province of Bresse ( frp, Brêsse, links=no). In 2018, ...
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The town belongs to the canton of Lagnieu, of which it is the seat, and the
arrondissement of Belley
The arrondissement of Belley is an arrondissement of France in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It has 104 communes. Its population is 120,594 (2016), and its area is .
Composition
The communes of the arrondissement of Be ...
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Attached to the foothills of southern Jura (Bugey), it belongs to the natural region of the plain of Ain, also name of the industrial park established about ten kilometers west of the town. Its territory has an altitude ranging from 192 m to 643 m, the town hall is 212 m.
History
According to a
Latin
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through ...
text of the seventh century, Lagnieu derives from a landowner named
Latinus
Latinus ( la, Latinus; Ancient Greek: Λατῖνος, ''Latînos'', or Λατεῖνος, ''Lateînos'') was a figure in both Greek and Roman mythology. He is often associated with the heroes of the Trojan War, namely Odysseus and Aeneas. Al ...
, giving his name to the district and become Latiniacus.
Around 1430, the inhabitants of Lagnieu seized six oxen belonging to the monks of the Carthusian monastery of Portes and ravaged their crops by releasing their pigs.
During the French Revolution, Lagnieu took the revolutionary name of Fontaine-d'Or.Les noms révolutionnaires des communes de France par Figuères
In 1957, during the passage of a metal element intended for the Marcoule nuclear power plant, the "centipede", the Lagnieu fountain was accidentally destroyed.
Geology
The territory presents a seismic risk as well as natural and technological risks such as flood, dam break, industrial and nuclear risks, transport of dangerous goods. Several natural disasters have occurred in the past such as floods and mudslides (April 30 and May 1, 1983, September 26, 1987, October 9 to 12, 1988, February 13 to 18, 1990, June 25, 2006
CLimate
Lagnieu, like the Lyon region, is located at a climatic crossroads. The climate is of a semi-continental type with Mediterranean aspects, especially in summer. Several southern species are present, including the Montpellier pistachio or several species of cicadas. ef. necessary
The absence of wind in summer contributes to the stifling summer days in the Latini area and more generally Lyon.
Population
The population data given in the table and graph below for 1962 and earlier are excluding the former commune of Proulieu, absorbed in 1965.
Politics
* 1953 1963 Eugène Jacquier Rad.
* 1963 June 1995 Guy d Verpillière (Member of Parliament (1967–80), Senator (1980–89), General Councilor of the Canton of Lagnieu (1958-1988))
* June 1995 April 2004 7 Charles d' La Verpillière President of the General Council (2004-2007)
* April 2004 - current André Moingeon UMP - LR Consulting engineer
since the 2014 council elections the makeup of the council has been 25 members for ''Pour Lagnieu'' party and 4 members for ''Ensemble bougeons pour Lagnieu'' party.
Eglise Saint Jean-Baptiste- LAGNIEU (01150-FRANCE).jpg, Church of Saint John the Baptist, built from 1867-1870)
Château de Montferrand (an 1471) dit Vieux Château - LAGNIEU (01150).jpg, Château built by Claude de Montferrand in 1471
CHAPELLE-CIMETIERE-2.jpg, Chapel of Plastre-de-là-Croix, cemetery