Pougny, Ain
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Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
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| 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 | |
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| • 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. 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.
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.
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