Rignieux-le-Franc

commune in Ain, France
Place commune_of_france Q840542
Rignieux-le-Franc
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Summary

Rignieux-le-Franc is a commune of France[1]. Rignieux-le-Franc ranks in the top 0.98% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42 views/month, #303 of 31,031).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Ain[3], arrondissement of Belley[4]
  • Country: France[5]
  • Shares border with: Crans[6], Joyeux[7], Meximieux[8], Saint-Éloi[9], Versailleux[10], Villieu-Loyes-Mollon[11]
  • Postal code: 01800[12]
  • Commons category: Rignieux-le-Franc[13]
  • Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[14], UTC+02:00[15]
  • Official website: https://www.rignieux-le-franc.fr[16]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Rignieux-le-Franc[17]
  • Email address: mailto:mairie@rignieuxlefranc.com[18]
  • Population: 964[19], 972[20], 994[21], 971[22], 205[23], 286[24], 553[25], 743[26], 839[27], 937[28], 953[29], 1032[30], 1065[31], 1098[32]
  • Office held by head of government: Mayor of Rignieux-le-Franc[33]
  • Phone number: +33-4-74-61-07-61[34]
  • Replaces: Samans[35]
  • Official name: Rignieux-le-Franc[36]
  • Female population: 465[37]
  • Male population: 506[38]
  • Elevation above sea level: 237 m[39], 316 m[40], 285 m[41]
  • Area: 15.02 km²[42]
  • Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Rignieux-le-Franc[43]
  • Associated electoral district: canton of Meximieux[44]
  • Located in the statistical territorial entity: Aire d'attraction de Lyon[45]

Why It Matters

Rignieux-le-Franc has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] Rignieux-le-Franc is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . dataset of postal codes in France. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Populations légales 2016. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Populations légales 2017. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Populations légales 2019. wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . Populations légales 2020. wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . Populations légales 2021. wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . Code officiel géographique. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. wxs-telechargement.ign.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. wxs-telechargement.ign.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . Q133878296. data.geopf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . Code officiel géographique. insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Shares border with → Crans, Joyeux, Meximieux +3
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