Saint-Bernard, Ain

Saint-Bernard is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Saint-Bernard
Commune
The church in Saint-Bernard
Location of Saint-Bernard
Saint-Bernard Saint-Bernard
Coordinates: 45°56′45″N 4°41′17″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton	Trévoux
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Bruno Balay
Area ^1	3.15 km^2 (1.22 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	1,433
• Density	450/km^2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	01339 /01600
Elevation	167–198 m (548–650 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is located on the banks of the river Saône approximately 20 km north of Lyon. It has a small castle which overlooks the river and the village church.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 242 —     1800 299 +23.6% 1806 260 −13.0% 1821 267 +2.7% 1831 279 +4.5% 1836 285 +2.2% 1841 265 −7.0% 1846 290 +9.4% 1851 299 +3.1% 1856 296 −1.0% 1861 318 +7.4% 1866 311 −2.2% 1872 300 −3.5% 1876 283 −5.7% 1881 266 −6.0% 1886 290 +9.0% 1891 266 −8.3%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 277 +4.1% 1901 258 −6.9% 1906 257 −0.4% 1911 201 −21.8% 1921 201 +0.0% 1926 216 +7.5% 1931 227 +5.1% 1936 220 −3.1% 1946 218 −0.9% 1954 231 +6.0% 1962 253 +9.5% 1968 362 +43.1% 1975 488 +34.8% 1982 705 +44.5% 1990 872 +23.7% 1999 1,282 +47.0% 2008 1,380 +7.6%

Personalities

The artist Maurice Utrillo is reported to have lived in the castle and completed a number of his works there.

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.