Nivigne et Suran
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region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
Department | Ain | |
Arrondissement | Bourg-en-Bresse | |
Canton | Saint-Etienne-du-Bois | |
Community association | Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse | |
Coordinates | 46 ° 16 ' N , 5 ° 26' E | |
height | 306-770 m | |
surface | 31 km 2 | |
Residents | 814 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 26 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 01250 | |
INSEE code | 01095 | |
Town hall (Mairie) of Nivigne et Suran (previously Chavannes-sur-Suran) |
Nivigne et Suran is a French municipality with 814 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the department of Ain in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the canton of Saint-Étienne-du-Bois in the Arrondissement of Bourg-en-Bresse and is a member of the Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse municipal association .
It was created as Commune nouvelle with effect from January 1, 2017 from the merger of the former municipalities of Chavannes-sur-Suran and Germagnat , which have the status of a Commune déléguée in the new municipality . The seat of the municipality is in the locality of Chavannes-sur-Suran .
structure
District | former INSEE code |
Area (km²) | Population as of January 1, 2017 |
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Chavannes-sur-Suran (administrative headquarters) | 01095 | 21.5 | 670 |
Germagnat | 01172 | 9.5 | 144 |
geography
Nivigne et Suran is located about 15 kilometers east-northeast of Bourg-en-Bresse in the Revermont and on the river Suran . The neighboring municipalities are Bourcia , Pouillat and Montfleur in the north, Villeneuve-lès-Charnod in the northeast, Aromas in the east, Corveissiat in the east and southeast, Simandre-sur-Suran in the south and Val-Revermont with Treffort-Cuisiat in the west.
Attractions
- Saint-Pierre church in Chavannes-sur-Suran, monument historique since 1946
- gothic church of Saint Germain in Germagnat
- Rosy Castle from the 16th century
- Remains of the Toulongeon Castle (seat of the former Toulongeon family ).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Decree of the Prefecture 01-2016-05-20-002 on the formation of the Commune nouvelle Nivigne et Suran of May 20, 2016 .
- ↑ current population according to INSEE