Bouligneux (; ) is a
commune in the
Ain
Ain (, ; ) is a French department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, 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 it ...
department in eastern
France
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, in
Dombes
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, within the
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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region.
Geography
The
Chalaronne
The Chalaronne () is a long river in the Ain department in eastern France. Its source is at Lapeyrouse, in the Dombes. It flows generally northwest. It is a left tributary of the Saône, into which it flows between Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne ...
forms most of the commune's eastern border.
History
Bouligneux first appears as ''vicus Beliniacum'' in 885, in a document of
Charles III
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Charles was born at Buckingham Palace during the reign of his maternal grandfather, King George VI, and ...
.
On 28 March 944 Hugues, son or Bermund, Lord of Bouligneux and Gisèle, signed a document renouncing any claims on
Thoissey
Thoissey () is a Communes of France, commune in the Ain Departments of France, department in eastern France.
Geography
The Chalaronne forms the commune's southeastern border, then flows into the Saône, which forms its western border.
Histo ...
, in favor of Adémar, Viscount of Lyon.
[Auguste Bernard and Alexandre Bruel, Recueil des chartes de l'abbaye de Cluny ompendium of Charters from Cluny Abbey 6 volumes, vol. 1, Paris, 1876-1903]
In 1280, it belonged to Vaucher de Commarin, who sold it to Henri de Villars in 1290.
In 1402, Bouligneux was part of Bresse Savoyarde.
In the 17th century, Bouligneux was a county.
Population
See also
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Communes of the Ain department
The following is a list of the 391 communes of the Ain department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):[Dombes
The Dombes (; ) is an area in eastern France, once an independent municipality, formerly part of the provinces of France, province of Burgundy (region), Burgundy, and now a district comprised in the department of France, department of Ain, and b ...]
References
External links
La Dombes and the city of Bouligneux
Communes of Ain
Ain communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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