Pougny, Ain
Pougny is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
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Location of Pougny 
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| Coordinates: 46°08′22″N 5°57′01″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ain |
| Arrondissement | Gex |
| Canton | Thoiry |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | René Mabillard |
| Area 1 | 7.77 km2 (3.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 812 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 01308 /01550 |
| Elevation | 333–461 m (1,093–1,512 ft) (avg. 406 m or 1,332 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It lies near the border with Switzerland and is the first French village to be crossed by the Rhone, and a hydro-electric station constructed in 1926 which it shares with the Swiss village of Chancy is named after it.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1831 | 298 | — |
| 1836 | 305 | +2.3% |
| 1841 | 371 | +21.6% |
| 1846 | 394 | +6.2% |
| 1851 | 411 | +4.3% |
| 1856 | 420 | +2.2% |
| 1861 | 420 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 429 | +2.1% |
| 1872 | 376 | −12.4% |
| 1876 | 450 | +19.7% |
| 1881 | 425 | −5.6% |
| 1886 | 411 | −3.3% |
| 1891 | 420 | +2.2% |
| 1896 | 488 | +16.2% |
| 1901 | 382 | −21.7% |
| 1906 | 435 | +13.9% |
| 1911 | 405 | −6.9% |
| 1921 | 525 | +29.6% |
| 1926 | 560 | +6.7% |
| 1931 | 470 | −16.1% |
| 1936 | 442 | −6.0% |
| 1946 | 372 | −15.8% |
| 1954 | 381 | +2.4% |
| 1962 | 378 | −0.8% |
| 1968 | 424 | +12.2% |
| 1975 | 543 | +28.1% |
| 1982 | 543 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 600 | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 629 | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 764 | +21.5% |
Transportation
The commune has a railway station, Pougny-Chancy, on the Lyon–Geneva line. It has regular service to Bellegarde and Geneva.
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See also
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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