Confrançon
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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 ° 16 ' N , 5 ° 4' E | |
| height | 192-224 m | |
| surface | 18.17 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,336 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 74 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 01310 | |
| INSEE code | 01115 | |
| Website | www.confrancon.fr | |
 The Château de Loriol in Confrançon |
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Confrançon is a French commune with 1,336 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Ain in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the canton of Attignat in the arrondissement of Bourg-en-Bresse .
geography
location
Confrançon is located at 200 m , about 14 kilometers northwest of the prefecture of Bourg-en-Bresse , 18 kilometers east of the city of Mâcon and 59 kilometers north-northeast of the city of Lyon (as the crow flies). The village extends in the southern part of the historical Bresse province . Neighboring municipalities of Confrançon are Saint-Didier-d'Aussiat in the north, Curtafond in the east, Polliat and Mézériat in the south and Saint-Genis-sur-Menthon in the west.
topography
The area of the municipal area of 18.17 km 2 covers part of the southern Bresse, an agricultural plain between the Jura mountains and the Saône river . Gentle hills rise up to a maximum of 20 m from the plain, while in the lowlands several small streams drain the municipal area towards the Saône. Agricultural use makes up the majority of the land cover (fields around 52%, meadows 22%, other 14%) followed by trees with 7% and built-up areas with 4%.
Community structure
The community is divided into the actual village of Confrançon and to the south of it several districts, which line up as a street village on the main road D1079 between Bourg-en-Bresse and Mâcon. These districts are L'Efondras, Le Logis Neuf, Fenioux and Cornaton. Individual farmsteads are distributed over the rest of the municipality.
history
The first documentary mentions from the High Middle Ages can be found around the year 1000 ( in villa qui dicitur Curte Francione , in villa qui nuncupatur Corfrancione ). Later the spelling changes to Corfrançons (1250) and Confranczon (1325). The parish of Saint-Pierre in Confrançon belonged to the Archdiocese of Lyon in the Middle Ages , with the cathedral chapter of Saint-Vincent in Mâcon owning the collature . In contrast, the lands of the commune were divided among several local mansions, including the lords of Asnières-les-Bois , whose presence also dates back to the 10th century. They had a castle built in the 14th century, which changed hands several times in the Middle Ages up to the Loriol family, after whom it was given the current name Château de Loriol in 1743 .
From 1793 to 2015 Confrançon belonged to the canton of Montrevel-en-Bresse .
Attractions
The Château de Loriol in the west of the municipality is inscribed as a monument historique with its castle park and farm buildings. The former medieval castle and seat of the Lords of Asnières bears the name of the Loriol family who owned it in the 16th century. The current building is characterized by the restoration and alterations from 1860, which gave the castle a neo-Gothic look. The main building consists of three wings grouped around a rectangular courtyard with round towers protruding from the outer corners. The right wing is closed by a square tower that goes back to the medieval donjon .
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 728 |
| 1968 | 657 |
| 1975 | 725 |
| 1982 | 720 |
| 1990 | 805 |
| 1999 | 862 |
| 2006 | 1,048 |
| 2011 | 1,200 |
With 1,336 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), Confrançon is one of the smaller communities in the Ain department. After the population declined in the first half of the 20th century (in 1901 there were still 1149 inhabitants), the population has increased again since the mid-1990s. The local residents of Confrançon are called Confrançonnais (es) in French .
Economy and Infrastructure
Confrançon is still a predominantly by the agriculture embossed village whose farms area economics and animal production with a focus on poultry operate. There are also various local small 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 partly on the departmental road D1079 (former Route nationale 79 ), which connects Bourg-en-Bresse with Mâcon. Side streets lead to the neighboring communities. The toll motorway A40 ( Geneva- Mâcon) runs through the municipality and serves it with a junction about four kilometers away. The airports in the region are Lyon-St-Exupéry (70 km) and Geneva (141 km).
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. .
- ↑ a b c É. Philipon: Dictionnaire Topographique du Département de l'Ain . Imprimerie Nationale, 1911, p. 19, 127 (French, online [PDF; accessed January 4, 2014]).
- ↑ a b Confrançon - notice communale. In: cassini.ehess.fr. Retrieved on July 21, 2015 (French, INSEE population from 1968 ).
- ↑ a b Château de Loriol in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ French Statistics Institute ( www.insee.fr )
- ^ Complete dossier on Confrançon. In: INSEE . Retrieved July 21, 2015 (French).
