Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey (, literally ''Saint-Rambert in
Bugey The Bugey (, ; Arpitan: ''Bugê'') is a historical region in the department of Ain, eastern France, located between Lyon and Geneva. It is located in a loop of the Rhône River in the southeast of the department. It includes the foothills of the ...
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commune
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in the
Ain
Ain (, ; frp, En) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. Named after the Ain river, it is bordered by the Saône and Rhône rivers. Ain is located on the country's eastern edge, on the Swiss border, where ...
France
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History
The commune takes its name from St Rambert (or Ragnebert) who was assassinated here in the 7th century. The site soon became popular for pilgrimage and an influential abbey was built in the town.
Geography
The river
Albarine
The Albarine () is a long river in the Ain department in Eastern France. Its source is at Brénod. It flows generally southwest. It is a left tributary of the Ain, into which it flows at Châtillon-la-Palud, northeast of Lyon.
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flows southwest through the commune. Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey station has rail connections to Lyon, Ambérieu-en-Bugey and Chambéry.
Köppen climate classification
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''Cfb''). The average annual temperature in Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey is . The average annual rainfall is with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey was on 13 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 5 February 2012.