Attignat
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Ain | |
| Arrondissement | Bourg-en-Bresse | |
| Canton | Attignat | |
| Community association | Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 17 ' N , 5 ° 9' E | |
| height | 199-233 m | |
| surface | 18.69 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,211 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 172 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 01340 | |
| INSEE code | 01024 | |
| Website | www.attignat.fr | |
.jpg) Attignat bell tower rebuilt after the revolution |
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Attignat is a French municipality with 3211 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Ain in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes .
geography
location
Attignat is located at 223 m , about eleven kilometers northwest of the prefecture of Bourg-en-Bresse and 25 kilometers east of the city of Mâcon (as the crow flies). The village extends in the historical province of Bresse in the valley of the Reyssouze . Neighboring communities of Attignat are Bresse Vallons with Cras-sur-Reyssouze in the north, Marboz in the northeast, Viriat and Polliat in the south and Saint-Martin-le-Châtel in the west.
topography
The area of the municipal area of 18.69 km 2 covers part of the southern Bresse, a plain between the Jura mountains and the Saône river , which is particularly characterized by agriculture . It is crossed by the Reyssouze from south to north in a wide valley that is between 10 and 20 m deep into the landscape. In the Attignat area, the river meanders through the valley floor and forms several ponds . In the east and west, there are smaller wooded areas through which the municipal boundary runs. Agricultural use makes up the majority of the land cover (meadows around 45%, fields 16%, other 14%) followed by built-up areas with 12% and forests with 11%.
Community structure
The main village Attignat on the west side of the Reyssouze is divided into the actual center and the districts Charmeil and Vacagnole south of it. On the east side is Crangeat. Each district is subdivided into further settlement areas with their own names, besides there are also individual hamlets and farms. In Jalamont in the northeast of the municipality, a few farms are now grouped around the remains of the medieval family seat. With the exception of a few former mills, the Reyssouze basin is hardly built on.
history
Small finds of Gallo-Roman bricks and utensils in the municipality indicate a settlement during Roman times. In the High Middle Ages , the parish in Attignat , which belongs to the diocese of Lyon, first appeared in 1184 as Prioratus de Antiniaco . Later names were Attiniacus (1250) and Attignia (1272, 1325). The area of Attignat belonged to the Lords of Bâgé in the Middle Ages and came into the possession of the Counts of Savoy as a dowry in 1272 . The current districts of Jalamonde ( Jalamondes 1355) and Crangeat ( Crangia 1335) were separate mansions with their own small castle in the Middle Ages. With the Treaty of Lyon , the entire Bresse became part of France in 1601.
From 1793 to 2015 Attignat belonged to the canton of Montrevel-en-Bresse . When the French cantons were reorganized nationwide in 2015, Attignat was the largest municipality in terms of population in the extended canton and therefore took on the role of capital instead of Montrevel-en-Bresse .
Attractions
The village church of Saint-Loup in Attignat dates from the 15th century. Its bell tower had to be rebuilt after the French Revolution . The Château de Salvert in the center of Attignat was once the seat of rule and was also rebuilt after the French Revolution. Its gardens are inscribed as monument historique . Today it is owned by the municipality and houses the city library. The larger halls are rented out by the municipality for private events.
Only the square moat remains from the castle in Jalamonde.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 1,205 |
| 1968 | 1,236 |
| 1975 | 1,279 |
| 1982 | 1,682 |
| 1990 | 1,776 |
| 1999 | 1.924 |
| 2006 | 2,487 |
| 2011 | 3,023 |
With 3211 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) Attignat is one of the medium-sized communities in the Ain department. After the population declined slightly in the first half of the 20th century (in 1901 there were still 1305 inhabitants), a significant increase in population has been recorded since the mid-1970s. Local residents of Attignat hot in French Attignatis .
Economy and Infrastructure
Attignat is still a predominantly agricultural village, whose farms are active in the fields of cattle breeding and agriculture . In addition, there are now various local small businesses and some medium-sized businesses. In the meantime the village has also developed into a residential community. Many workers are commuters who work in the larger towns in the area, especially in the Bourg-en-Bresse area.
The village is grouped around the through road D976, which connects the cities of Bourg-en-Bresse and Tournus as a departmental road. In addition, a dense network of side streets connects the various districts with their neighboring communities. The A40 motorway ( Geneva- Mâcon) runs along the southern edge, with a junction in the municipality. The airports in the region are Lyon-St-Exupéry (79 km) and Geneva (127 km).
education
In Attignat there are two primary schools ( école primaire ) with integrated preschool classes.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2006 data from CORINE Land Cover , available e.g. B. at www.statistiques.developpement-durable.gouv.fr ( Memento of the original from March 24, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .
- ^ André Buisson: Carte Archéologique de la Gaule - Ain 01 . Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres , 1990, ISBN 2-87754-010-3 , pp. 113 (French, limited preview in Google Book search).
- ↑ a b É. Philipon: Dictionnaire Topographique du Département de l'Ain . Imprimerie Nationale, 1911, p. XXIV, 19, 138, 212 (French, online [PDF; accessed January 4, 2014]).
- ↑ a b Attignat - notice communale. In: cassini.ehess.fr. Retrieved June 29, 2015 (French, INSEE population from 1968 ).
- ^ Parc du château de Salvert in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French).
- ↑ French Statistics Institute ( www.insee.fr )
- ^ Complete dossier on Attignat. In: INSEE . Retrieved June 3, 2015 (French).
