Pougny (French pronunciation: [puɲ'i]) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
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Coordinates: 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 | Thoiry |
Intercommunality | CA Pays de Gex |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Annie Marcelot[1] |
Area 1 | 7.77 km2 (3.00 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 796 |
• Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 01308 /01550 |
Elevation | 333–461 m (1,093–1,512 ft) (avg. 406 m or 1,332 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
It lies near the border with Switzerland and is the first French village to be crossed by the Rhône, and a hydro-electric station constructed in 1926 which it shares with the Swiss village of Chancy is named after it.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 424 | — |
1975 | 543 | +3.60% |
1982 | 543 | +0.00% |
1990 | 600 | +1.26% |
1999 | 629 | +0.53% |
2009 | 781 | +2.19% |
2014 | 818 | +0.93% |
2020 | 803 | −0.31% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
The commune has a railway station, Pougny—Chancy, on the Lyon–Geneva line. It has regular service to Bellegarde and Geneva.