Savigneux, Ain

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Savigneux

(2020–2026) Gilles Garnier^[1]Area

14.75 km² (5.70 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,449 • Density98/km² (250/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

01398 /01480

Elevation237–287 m (778–942 ft)
(avg. 265 m or 869 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Savigneux (French pronunciation: [saviɲø]) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Geography

The village is in the south-western part of the Ain department 35 km north of Lyon and 12 km east of Villefranche-sur-Saône in the heart of the Dombes region, which is known for its many lagoons. Savigneux is on the Dombes Plateau, while to the west it borders the fertile hills of the Val de Saône.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	455	—
1975	449	−0.19%
1982	621	+4.74%
1990	792	+3.09%
1999	875	+1.11%
2009	1,195	+3.17%
2014	1,268	+1.19%
2020	1,438	+2.12%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 12 December 2023 at the Wayback Machine, INSEE