Sainte-Euphémie (Ain)
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Ain | |
| Arrondissement | Bourg-en-Bresse | |
| Canton | Trévoux | |
| Community association | Dombes Saône Vallée | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 58 ′ N , 4 ° 48 ′ E | |
| height | 195-261 m | |
| surface | 4.61 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,667 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 362 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 01600 | |
| INSEE code | 01353 | |
| Website | www.sainte-euphemie.fr | |
.JPG) Municipal Office ( mairie ) of Sainte-Euphémie |
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Sainte-Euphémie is a French commune with 1,667 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Ain in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the canton of Trévoux in the arrondissement of Bourg-en-Bresse and is a member of the Dombes Saône Vallée municipal association .
geography
location
Sainte-Euphémie is located at 210 m , about 42 kilometers southwest of the prefecture of Bourg-en-Bresse , 24 kilometers north of the city of Lyon and 37 kilometers south of the city of Mâcon (as the crow flies). The village is on the edge of the countryside and historical province of Dombes not far from the Saône in the southwest of the Ain department. Neighboring communities of Sainte-Euphémie are Frans in the north, Misérieux in the east, Reyrieux in the south and Saint-Didier-de-Formans and Jassans-Riottier (point of contact) in the west.
topography
The area of the 4.61 km 2 municipal area includes a section at the transition between the Saône valley and the plateau of the Dombes with a terrain that is characterized by the foothills of the plateau. In the area of Sainte-Euphémie, two streams have dug their way into the plateau: the Formans crosses the municipality from northeast to southwest and, together with the Morbier flowing in from the southeast, drains the municipal soil towards the Saône. The village stretches across the valley floor of the two streams and the slopes that adjoin them, some distance from the actual watercourses. In the south, a corner of the municipality extends to the edge of the terrain above the Saône, on which the highest elevation is reached at 261 m . The communal land is used intensively for agriculture (fields 38%, meadows 27%, other agricultural areas 12%). The remainder is accounted for by settlement areas (around 15%) and forests (8%).
Community structure
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In addition to the actual town center, Sainte-Euphémie also includes several hamlet settlements and farms, including:
- Le Montferrand ( 230 m ) on the plateau near Misérieux
- Le Marry and Le Grand Moulin ( 216 m ) between Formans and Morbier
- Le Bady ( 203 m ) below the confluence of the Morbier and Formans
- Le Bois ( 205 m ) on the south side of the Formans
- Les Bruyères de Sainte-Euphémie ( 259 m ) in the south on the edge of the terrain above the Saône.
history
The discovery of a bronze knife as well as Roman coins and clay vessels indicate that the area of Sainte-Euphémie was settled early. The original name was Juviniacum (1170 and 1183), which means something like the estate of Jovinus. During this period in the High Middle Ages there was a church ( Ecclesia Sanctae Euphemiae de Juviniaco ) dedicated to Euphemia of Chalcedon , and the abbey on the Île Barbe had a priory here ( Prioratus Sanctae Euphemiae , 1217). From 1523 the chapter in Trévoux administered the parish. In 1325 at the latest, the patronage was transferred to the place name, the spelling changed further via Sainte Ofeyme (16th century) and Saint-Euphème (1662) to the current name.
In the 13th century, half of the lands of Sainte-Euphémie belonged to the Lords of Saint-Trivier , feudal men of the Lords of Beaujeu , and the Palatins de Riottiers , feudal men of the Thoire-Villars. Sainte-Euphémie was incorporated into the Dombes in 1560 when they were elevated to an independent principality. In 1762 the place and the entire principality finally became part of the Kingdom of France.
Attractions
- The village church of Sainte-Euphémie dates from 1875 and is in neo-Romanesque style. It is oriented in a north-south direction and replaced a previous building at a point offset by 50 m. The rich decorations in its interior are inscribed as monument historique .
- The Château du Boujard was built in the mid-16th century as a property of a citizen from Sainte-Euphémie. At the beginning of the 20th century it was rebuilt and adapted to the contemporary style.
- The Tour de Jardin rises on a hill above the old town center.
- Several water mills from the 18th century are spread across the municipality.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 353 |
| 1968 | 390 |
| 1975 | 472 |
| 1982 | 727 |
| 1990 | 857 |
| 1999 | 1,118 |
| 2006 | 1,332 |
| 2011 | 1,531 |
With 1667 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), Sainte-Euphémie is one of the smaller communities in the Ain department. After the population increased to 456 in the first half of the 19th century (1856), it decreased again in the following hundred years. In the 1950s the trend was reversed and the population has increased over the past few decades. The local residents of Sainte-Euphémie are called Euphémien (ne) s in French .
Economy and Infrastructure
Sainte-Euphémie is a predominantly agricultural village. In addition to farming and cattle breeding, which is concentrated on a few farms, there are now various local small-scale businesses. In the meantime the village has also developed into a residential community. Many employed people are commuters who work in the larger towns in the area and in the greater Lyon area.
The village is located away from the larger thoroughfares, embedded in a network of departmental roads that connect it with the neighboring communities. The next motorway connection to the A6 is around 7 km away. The nearest train station is in Villefranche on the Paris – Marseille line . The airport in the region is Lyon-St-Exupéry (46 km).
education
In Sainte-Euphémie there is a state école primaire (elementary school with an integrated preschool ).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2006 data from CORINE Land Cover , available e.g. B. at www.statistiques.developpement-durable.gouv.fr ( Memento of the original from March 24, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .
- ^ André Buisson: Carte Archéologique de la Gaule - Ain 01 . Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres , 1990, ISBN 2-87754-010-3 , pp. 159 (French, limited preview in Google Book search).
- ↑ a b É. Philipon: Dictionnaire Topographique du Département de l'Ain . Imprimerie Nationale, 1911, p. 377 (French, online [PDF; accessed January 4, 2014]).
- ^ Église Sainte-Euphémie in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French).
- ↑ Château du Boujard in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ French Statistics Institute ( www.insee.fr )
- ↑ Sainte-Euphémie - notice communale. In: cassini.ehess.fr. Retrieved January 10, 2016 (French, INSEE population from 1968 ).
- ↑ Commune de Sainte-Euphémie - Dossier complet. In: INSEE . Retrieved January 10, 2016 (French).
