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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Beauregard (French pronunciation: [boʁɡaʁ]) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
Beauregard | |
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![]() Chateau | |
Coordinates: 46°00′10″N 4°45′07″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Ain |
Arrondissement | Bourg-en-Bresse |
Canton | Trévoux |
Intercommunality | Dombes-Saône Vallée |
Government | |
• Mayor (2024–2026) | Nadia Guyon[1] |
Area 1 | 0.94 km2 (0.36 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 830 |
• Density | 880/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 01030 /01480 |
Elevation | 168–240 m (551–787 ft) (avg. 180 m or 590 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Beauregard is located in the south-western part of the Ain department in the fertile Val de Saône some 35 km north of Lyon and 2 km east of Villefranche-sur-Saône.
Beauregard takes its name from the castle built in 1290 by Gui de Chabeu on a hill overlooking the Saône and the hills of Beaujolais. The castle fell into ruin in about 1735. Restoration began in the 19th century and continues today.
A fire destroyed much of the village, and few old dwellings remain.
On 31 December 1954, Fareins-les-Beauregard was taken from Fareins and attached to Beauregard.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 584 | — |
1975 | 531 | −1.35% |
1982 | 666 | +3.29% |
1990 | 868 | +3.37% |
1999 | 817 | −0.67% |
2007 | 894 | +1.13% |
2012 | 866 | −0.63% |
2017 | 866 | +0.00% |
2021 | 830 | −1.06% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
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