Lompnieu
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| local community | Valromey-sur-Séran | |
| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Ain | |
| Arrondissement | Belley | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 58 ′ N , 5 ° 40 ′ E | |
| Post Code | 01260 | |
| Former INSEE code | 01221 | |
| Incorporation | 1st January 2019 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
 The Jura slopes near Lompnieu |
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Lompnieu a former's French community and today's commune Déléguée with 117 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Ain in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belonged to the canton of Hauteville-Lompnes and the Arrondissement Belley . The village was integrated into the newly created Commune nouvelle Valromey-sur-Séran with effect from January 1, 2019 .
geography
Lompnieu is located at 670 m , about 22 kilometers north of the city of Belley and 43 km southeast of the prefecture of Bourg-en-Bresse (as the crow flies). The farming village extends in the southeast of Bugey , in a panoramic position on the western slope of the Séran , in the Valromey valley , at the eastern foot of the Planachat .
The area of the 11.35 km² former municipal area includes a section of the Valromey. The Valromey forms a wide depression between two high Jura ridges oriented in a north-south direction . The eastern municipal boundary runs along the Séran, which flows south in the open valley of the upper Valromey. From the course of the river, the community area extends westward over the gently sloping, agriculturally used slope of Lompnieu to the subsequent ridge, which is mainly covered by forest. On a ridge in the Bois de la Rochette , Lompnieu's highest point is reached at 1240 m .
In addition to the actual village, Lompnieu also includes various hamlets and farms, namely:
- Chavillieu ( 620 m ) on a ledge on the western slope of the Séran
- Les Vibesses ( 710 m ) on a high plateau at the foot of the Bois de la Rochette
Neighboring municipalities of Lompnieu are
- Ruffieu in the north,
- Haut-Valromey with Songieu in the northeast,
- Champagne-en-Valromey in the east,
- Sutrieu in the south,
- Cormaranche-en-Bugey and Plateau d'Hauteville with Hauteville-Lompnes to the west.
history
The municipality of Lompnieu was already settled during Roman times, which was proven by the discovery of the wall foundations of a Roman villa.
In the Middle Ages , Lompnieu belonged to the Château-Rouge estate, which in turn was administered by the fortress of Châteauneuf, then the capital of Valromey. In 1459 it fell under the sovereignty of the Counts of Savoy . With the Treaty of Lyon , the village came to France in 1601.
Attractions
The village church of Saint-Michel was built in the 15th century in the Gothic flamboyant style and later redesigned and enlarged several times. The church tower, which was destroyed after the French Revolution, was rebuilt in 1827. The church has a rich interior.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 166 |
| 1968 | 150 |
| 1975 | 122 |
| 1982 | 115 |
| 1990 | 97 |
| 1999 | 103 |
| 2006 | 96 |
| 2011 | 125 |
| 2017 | 117 |
With 117 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) Lompnieu was one of the smallest communities in the Ain department. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century, the population has remained at an almost constant level since the beginning of the 1990s. The local residents of Lompnieu are called Lompniolan (e) s in French .
Economy and Infrastructure
Lompnieu was a predominantly agricultural village well into the 20th century . Even today, the residents mainly live from their work in the first sector. Some workers are also commuters who work in the larger towns in the area.
The village is located off the main thoroughfares on a departmental road that leads from Artemare through the Valromey to Brénod . Another road connection exists with Lilignod.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ André Buisson: Carte Archéologique de la Gaule - Ain 01 . Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres , 1990, ISBN 2-87754-010-3 , pp. 67 (French, limited preview in Google Book search).
- ^ Marie-Claude Guigue: Topography Historique du Département de l'Ain . Bourg-en-Bresse et Lyon, A. Brun, 1873, p. 85, 205 (French, online [accessed January 18, 2014]).
- ↑ Lompnieu - notice communal. In: cassini.ehess.fr. Retrieved June 13, 2015 (French, INSEE population from 1968 ).