Premillieu
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Ain | |
| Arrondissement | Belley | |
| Canton | Hauteville-Lompnes | |
| Community association | Haut-Bugey agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 52 ' N , 5 ° 34' E | |
| height | 580-1,084 m | |
| surface | 8.51 km 2 | |
| Residents | 45 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 5 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 01510 | |
| INSEE code | 01311 | |
Prémillieu is a French municipality with 45 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Ain in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the canton of Hauteville-Lompnes and the Arrondissement Belley . It is also a member of the Haut-Bugey Agglomération community association (until 2018: Plateau d'Hauteville ).
geography
Prémillieu is located at 896 m , about 18 kilometers east-southeast of the city of Ambérieu-en-Bugey and 45 kilometers southeast of the prefecture of Bourg-en-Bresse (beeline). The small farming village extends in central Bugey , in a hollow of the High Jura , east of the deeply incised Cluse des Hôpitaux, which, as a valley breakthrough, ensures the transport connection for railways and roads between Ambérieu-en-Bugey and Culoz .
The area of the 8.51 km² large municipality covers a section of the southern French Jura. The central part is occupied by the basin of Prémillieu, which is flanked in the east by the wooded ridge of the Forêt Domaniale de Saint-Sulpice (at 1,084 m the highest elevation in the municipality) and the Forêt de Ravière . To the west, the plateau of the Plateau d'Hauteville descends gradually with several hills and protrusions to the Cluse des Hôpitaux . The western border is above the steep drop to this breakthrough valley .
In addition to the actual village, Prémillieu also includes the hamlet of Tard ( 660 m ) on the slope above the Cluse des Hôpitaux and a few individual farms. Neighboring municipalities of Prémillieu are
- Plateau d'Hauteville with Hostiaz in the north and Thézillieu in the east,
- Armix in the south,
- La Burbanche to the west.
history
In the Middle Ages, the Prémillieu area belonged to the property of the Cistercian monastery of Saint-Sulpice in the neighboring Thézillieu valley. In the 13th century, the abbots granted the settlers in the newly founded town certain freedom in order to encourage immigration to Prémillieu. Since the Middle Ages, the village has been under the sovereignty of the Counts of Savoy . With the Treaty of Lyon it came to France in 1601.
Attractions
The village church of Prémillieu was built in the 19th century.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 95 |
| 1968 | 78 |
| 1975 | 74 |
| 1982 | 53 |
| 1990 | 40 |
| 1999 | 33 |
| 2006 | 34 |
| 2011 | 39 |
With 45 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), Prémillieu is one of the smallest communities in the Ain department. Due to its remoteness, the village experienced a significant population decline during the 20th century due to heavy emigration. The local residents of Prémillieu are called Pennon (ne) s in French .
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Prémillieu was a village dominated by agriculture and forestry. 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 away from the larger thoroughfares. The main access is from Rossillon on the departmental road D1504 through the Cluse des Hôpitaux. Further road connections exist to La Burbanche, Hostias and via the Col de Ballon to Thézillieu.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Marie-Claude Guigue: Topography Historique du Département de l'Ain . Bourg-en-Bresse et Lyon, A. Brun, 1873, p. 309 (French, online [accessed January 18, 2014]).
- ↑ French Statistics Institute ( www.insee.fr )
- ↑ Prémillieu - notice communal. In: cassini.ehess.fr. Retrieved on June 14, 2015 (French, INSEE population from 1968 ).