Reyssouze (Ain)

Reyssouze
region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton	Replonges
Community association	Bresse et Saône
Coordinates	46 ° 26 '  N , 4 ° 55'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 26 '  N , 4 ° 55'  E
height	167-202 m
surface	9.54 km 2
Residents	980 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	103 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	01190
INSEE code	01323
Bresse style farmhouse ( ferme Coulas ) in Reyssouze

Reyssouze is a French commune of 980 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Ain in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the canton of Replonges in the Bourg-en-Bresse arrondissement .

geography

Reyssouze is a street village near the confluence of the Reyssouze river with the Saône . The municipality is located in the west of the Bresse , about 45 kilometers northwest of Bourg-en-Bresse , more spaciously about halfway between the cities of Dijon in the north and Lyon in the south, about 100 kilometers away .

history

• The place Reyssouze was mentioned as early as the 6th century.
• In 1606 a Protestant church was built in the village, but it was destroyed again in 1684.
• Reyssouze became an independent municipality in 1845.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2011
Residents	625	616	698	716	709	715	859	954

Attractions

There are old manors in Reyssouze next to the Saint-Claude church. Particularly worth seeing is the Ferme Coulas, classified as a Monument Historique , with its Sarrasine fireplace , a chimney shaped like a bishop's cap , which is characteristic of Bresse .

Web links

Commons : Reyssouze  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ferme Coulas in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French).