L'Abergement-de-Varey
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 L'Abergement-de-Varey
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
L'Abergement-de-Varey
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| Coordinates: 46°00′28″N 5°25′31″E / 46.0078°N 5.4253°ECoordinates: 46°00′28″N 5°25′31″E / 46.0078°N 5.4253°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ain |
| Arrondissement | Belley |
| Canton | Ambérieu-en-Bugey |
| Intercommunality | Plaine de l'Ain |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Max Orset |
| Area1 | 9.15 km2 (3.53 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 194 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 01002 /01640 |
| Elevation | 290–748 m (951–2,454 ft) (avg. 380 m or 1,250 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. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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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.
L'Abergement-de-Varey is a commune in the department of Ain in eastern France.
The commune is located in the first foothills of the Bugey, not far from Pont-d'Ain. Highway 59 crosses the commune, which is situated on a hillside.
There are four communes in Ain, with the name abergement, which is typical of the Jura, and also exists in Saône-et-Loire, Côte-d'Or, and Doubs; the other three are Le Petit-Abergement, Le Grand-Abergement, L'Abergement-Clémenciat. It apparently designated agricultural concessions granted from the 11th to the 15th century.
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