Saint-Jean-le-Vieux (Ain)
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Ain | |
| Arrondissement | Nantua | |
| Canton | Pont d'Ain | |
| Community association | Rives de l'Ain-Pays du Cerdon | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 2 ' N , 5 ° 23' E | |
| height | 236-506 m | |
| surface | 15.33 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,723 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 112 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 01640 | |
| INSEE code | 01363 | |
| Website | www.saint-jean-le-vieux-01.fr | |
Saint-Jean-le-Vieux is a French commune with 1,723 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Ain in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Nantua and the canton of Pont-d'Ain .
geography
The municipality of Saint-Jean-le-Vieux is located in the Bugey , about 23 km south-southeast of the prefecture of Bourg-en-Bresse , halfway between Lyon and Geneva in a broader view . In the north, the municipality extends to the river Ain , which gave the department its name.
The districts of Varey and Hauterive belong to Saint-Jean .
Neighboring municipalities of Saint-Jean-le-Vieux are Jujurieux in the north, L'Abergement-de-Varey in the southeast, Ambronay in the south and Pont-d'Ain in the northwest.
history
In today's district of Varey, the battle of Varey between the Count of Savoy and the Dauphin of Viennois took place on August 8, 1325 .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 1,039 | 1,083 | 1,024 | 1,061 | 1,274 | 1,450 | 1,553 | 1,606 |
Architectural monuments
See: List of Monuments historiques in Saint-Jean-le-Vieux (Ain)
