Béard-Géovreissiat
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Ain | |
| Arrondissement | Nantua | |
| Canton | Nantua | |
| Community association | Haut-Bugey agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 11 ' N , 5 ° 33' E | |
| height | 446-724 m | |
| surface | 4.69 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,051 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 224 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 01460 | |
| INSEE code | 01170 | |
| Website | www.beard-geovreissiat.fr | |
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Béard-Géovreissiat (until 2008 Géovreissiat ) is a French municipality with 1051 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Ain in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the canton of Nantua in the Arrondissement of Nantua .
geography
Béard-Géovreissiat is located at 560 m , about eleven kilometers southwest of the city of Oyonnax and 25 kilometers east of the prefecture of Bourg-en-Bresse (beeline). The village extends in northern Bugey , on a slope sloping to the west over the valley of the Oignin , in the Jura .
The area of the 4.69 km 2 municipality covers a section of the southern French Jura. The southern border runs along the main road that leads from Nantua to Bourg-en-Bresse and lies in the Brion plain. From here the municipal area extends northwards to the adjoining heights of Bois de Ban and Mollard de Bretonne between Géovreissiat and Montréal . The highest point in the municipality is reached on the latter at 724 m. The western boundary is formed by the winding course of the Oignin, which emerges from the Brion plain, flows through a valley that is slightly deepened into the surroundings and then reaches the Izernore basin.
The community consists of three districts:
- Géovreissiat ( 560 m ) in a basin southwest of the Mollard de Bretonne
- Béard ( 490 m ) on the Oignin valley north of the Brion plain
- Saint-Germain-de-Béard ( 490 m ) on the plateau east of the Oignin
Neighboring municipalities of Béard-Géovreissiat are Izernore in the north, Montréal-la-Cluse in the east, Brion in the south and Nurieux-Volognat in the west.
history
From the 12th century Géovreissiat formed a parish that was initially dependent on Belley , then on the Nantua Monastery. The village was under the rule of the Thoire-Villars and from 1402 under the sovereignty of the Counts of Savoy . With the Treaty of Lyon , Géovreissiat came to France in 1601. The area changed in 1845 when Brion was separated from Géovreissiat and raised to an independent municipality. By decree of October 3, 2008, the municipality was renamed Béard-Géovreissiat.
Attractions
The village church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste was rebuilt in the 19th century.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 225 |
| 1968 | 238 |
| 1975 | 279 |
| 1982 | 323 |
| 1990 | 455 |
| 1999 | 714 |
| 2006 | 865 |
| 2011 | 950 |
With 1051 inhabitants (January 1, 2017), Béard-Géovreissiat is one of the smaller communities in the Ain department. Since the beginning of the 1960s, a marked increase in population has been recorded, combined with a tripling of the population.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Béard-Géovreissiat was a predominantly agricultural village. In addition, there are now a few small and medium-sized businesses, including an electricity company. In the meantime, the village has also turned into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work in the larger towns in the area.
The village is very well developed in terms of traffic. It is close to the D979 département road that runs from Nantua to Bourg-en-Bresse. Another road connection exists with Izernore. The closest connection to the A404 motorway ( Saint-Martin-du-Frêne - Oyonnax) is around 3 km away.
In Béard-Géovreissiat there is a state école primaire (elementary school with an integrated preschool ).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Marie-Claude Guigue: Topography Historique du Département de l'Ain . Bourg-en-Bresse et Lyon, A. Brun, 1873, p. 189 (French, online [accessed January 18, 2014]).
- ↑ Décret n ° 2008-1021 du 3 octobre 2008 portant changement de nom de communes published in JORF and in Légifrance (French).
- ^ Béard-Géovreissiat - notice communal. In: cassini.ehess.fr. Retrieved on June 14, 2015 (French, INSEE population from 1968 ).