Bâgé-la-Ville

Bâgé-la-Ville
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Coat of arms of Bâgé-la-Ville Coat of arms
Bâgé-la-Ville
Location within Rhône-Alpes region Bâgé-la-Ville
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton	Bâgé-le-Châtel
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Dominique Repiquet
Area1	39.68 km2 (15.32 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	2,866
• Density	72/km2 (190/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	01025 / 01380
Elevation	179–217 m (587–712 ft) (avg. 212 m or 696 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-la-Ville is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Geography

Bâgé-la-Ville is in the heart of Bresse, between Bourg-en-Bresse and Mâcon.

It is the largest commune in the department in terms of area.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	1,809	—
1800	2,001	+10.6%
1806	1,960	−2.0%
1821	2,043	+4.2%
1831	2,017	−1.3%
1836	2,043	+1.3%
1841	2,072	+1.4%
1846	2,069	−0.1%
1851	2,103	+1.6%
1856	2,054	−2.3%
1861	2,095	+2.0%
1866	2,142	+2.2%
1872	1,987	−7.2%
1876	1,992	+0.3%
1881	1,918	−3.7%
1886	1,931	+0.7%
1891	1,885	−2.4%
1896	1,902	+0.9%
1901	1,863	−2.1%
1906	1,896	+1.8%
1911	1,865	−1.6%
1921	1,731	−7.2%
1926	1,708	−1.3%
1931	1,596	−6.6%
1936	1,586	−0.6%
1946	1,550	−2.3%
1954	1,469	−5.2%
1962	1,399	−4.8%
1968	1,383	−1.1%
1975	1,361	−1.6%
1982	1,596	+17.3%
1990	1,959	+22.7%
1999	2,314	+18.1%
2008	2,866	+23.9%

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

Personalities

• Louis Duret, court physician

References

• INSEE