Pougny, Ain
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  Pougny | ||
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Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region  Pougny | ||
| Coordinates: 46°08′22″N 5°57′01″E / 46.1394°N 5.9503°ECoordinates: 46°08′22″N 5°57′01″E / 46.1394°N 5.9503°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Ain | |
| Arrondissement | Gex | |
| Canton | Collonges | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | René Mabillard | |
| Area1 | 7.77 km2 (3.00 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 764 | |
| • Density | 98/km2 (250/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 01308 / 01550 | |
| Elevation | 333–461 m (1,093–1,512 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Pougny is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
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
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 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% |
See also
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