Bâgé-le-Châtel

Bâgé-le-Châtel

Coat of arms
Bâgé-le-Châtel

Coordinates: 46°18′00″N 4°56′00″E / 46.3°N 4.9333°E / 46.3; 4.9333Coordinates: 46°18′00″N 4°56′00″E / 46.3°N 4.9333°E / 46.3; 4.9333
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Ain
Arrondissement Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton Bâgé-le-Châtel
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Brigitte Janota
Area1 0.88 km2 (0.34 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 795
 • Density 900/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 01026 / 01380
Elevation 184–211 m (604–692 ft)
(avg. 209 m or 686 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Bâgé-le-Châtel is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

History

The name of Bâgé-le-Châtel comes from a Gallo-Roman villa belonging to a certain Balgiasius.

In the Middle Ages, three parishes were formed on the territory of the Seigneurs de Bâgé: Bâgé-le-Châtel around the chateau, Saint-André where the church was built, and Bâgé-la-Ville, the largest town.

Bâgé-le-Châtel is the ancient capital of Bresse. In 1272, Bresse became part of Savoy when Sibylle de Bâgé, sole heir, married Amadeus V, Count of Savoy. Bourg (today Bourg-en-Bresse), a fortified bastion with 3400 inhabitants, became the capital of Bresse. Bâgé remained a village, whereas Bourg expanded beyond its walls to become the city of today.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793665—    
1800745+12.0%
1806699−6.2%
1821717+2.6%
1831740+3.2%
1836800+8.1%
1841864+8.0%
1846946+9.5%
1851822−13.1%
1856767−6.7%
1861742−3.3%
1866756+1.9%
1872727−3.8%
1876754+3.7%
1881728−3.4%
1886702−3.6%
1891691−1.6%
1896704+1.9%
1901710+0.9%
1906702−1.1%
1911575−18.1%
1921513−10.8%
1926572+11.5%
1931557−2.6%
1936539−3.2%
1946481−10.8%
1954469−2.5%
1962509+8.5%
1968568+11.6%
1975588+3.5%
1982669+13.8%
1990751+12.3%
1999762+1.5%
2008795+4.3%

See also

References

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