Pougny, Ain

Pougny is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Pougny
The town hall in Pougny
Coat of arms
Location of Pougny
Pougny
Pougny
Coordinates: 46°08′22″N 5°57′01″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAin
ArrondissementGex
CantonThoiry
Government
  Mayor (20082014) René Mabillard
Area
1
7.77 km2 (3.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
812
  Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
01308 /01550
Elevation333–461 m (1,093–1,512 ft)
(avg. 406 m or 1,332 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It lies near the border with Switzerland and is the first French village to be crossed by the Rhone, 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.±%
1831298    
1836305+2.3%
1841371+21.6%
1846394+6.2%
1851411+4.3%
1856420+2.2%
1861420+0.0%
1866429+2.1%
1872376−12.4%
1876450+19.7%
1881425−5.6%
1886411−3.3%
1891420+2.2%
1896488+16.2%
1901382−21.7%
1906435+13.9%
1911405−6.9%
1921525+29.6%
1926560+6.7%
1931470−16.1%
1936442−6.0%
1946372−15.8%
1954381+2.4%
1962378−0.8%
1968424+12.2%
1975543+28.1%
1982543+0.0%
1990600+10.5%
1999629+4.8%
2008764+21.5%

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.



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