Asnières-sur-Saône (French pronunciation: [ɑnjɛʁ syʁ son]; literally "Asnières on Saône") is a commune in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France.
Asnières-sur-Saône | |
|---|---|
Commune | |
 Town hall and the church | |
Location of Asnières-sur-Saône  | |
  Asnières-sur-Saône  Asnières-sur-Saône | |
| Coordinates: 46°22′59″N 4°52′59″E / 46.383°N 4.883°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ain |
| Arrondissement | Bourg-en-Bresse |
| Canton | Replonges |
| Intercommunality | Bresse et Saône |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Marc Willems[1] |
Area 1 | 4.7 km2 (1.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 77 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 01023 /01570 |
| Elevation | 167–175 m (548–574 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editAsnières-sur-Saône is on the bank of the Saône river some 15 km north of Mâcon and 50 km south of Chalons-sur-Saône. The commune can be accessed on the D18 road from Quart-d'Aval in the north-east to the village. The road continues south as the D1 road then turns south-east to Manziat. The D1E branches off in the south of the commune and goes south to Le Chateau. The commune consists entirely of farmland with no other villages or hamlets.[3]
The Saône river forms the entire western border of the commune with no bridges across the river. A canal runs parallel to the river joining the river in the south and joining the Bief de la Jutane in the north which forms part of the northern border.[3]
History
editThe village can be traced back to the 10th century under the name Asnerias. It was the possession of the Counts of Mâcon and Cluny Abbey.
Administration
editMayors of Asnières-sur-Saône[4]
| From | To | Name | Party | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2005 | Roland Golin | Territorial Official | |
| 2005 | Present | Jean-Marc Willems |
Twinning
editAsnières-sur-Saône has twinning associations with:[5]
Bad Waldsee (Germany) since 1991.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 103 | — |
| 1975 | 94 | −1.30% |
| 1982 | 95 | +0.15% |
| 1990 | 68 | −4.09% |
| 1999 | 69 | +0.16% |
| 2007 | 86 | +2.79% |
| 2012 | 72 | −3.49% |
| 2017 | 66 | −1.73% |
| Source: INSEE[6] | ||
Sights
edit- The Port of Asnières
Protected natural areas
editThe floodplains of the Val de Saône have been classified as protected areas since 1994.[7]
Personalities
edit- José Mingret (1880-1969), French painter, was buried in Asnieres-sur-Saône.
See also
editExternal links
edit- Asnières-sur-Saône on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- Asnieres on the 1750 Cassini Map
References
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b Google Maps
- ^ List of Mayors of France Archived 9 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- ^ National Commission for Decentralised cooperation Archived 2 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 26 July 2022 at the Wayback Machine, INSEE
- ^ Protection Zone of the wetlands of the Val de Saône Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, préfectorial directive of 25 February, Préfecture of Ain (in French)
