Samognat

Samognat
Samognat
Location within Rhône-Alpes region Samognat
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Nantua
Canton	Izernore
Intercommunality	Monts Berthiand
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Annie Escoda
Area1	14.01 km2 (5.41 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	685
• Density	49/km2 (130/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	01392 / 01580
Elevation	288–731 m (945–2,398 ft) (avg. 437 m or 1,434 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.

Samognat is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	362	—
1800	339	−6.4%
1806	390	+15.0%
1821	402	+3.1%
1831	388	−3.5%
1836	363	−6.4%
1841	388	+6.9%
1846	431	+11.1%
1851	400	−7.2%
1856	390	−2.5%
1861	362	−7.2%
1866	259	−28.5%
1872	340	+31.3%
1876	338	−0.6%
1881	333	−1.5%
1886	327	−1.8%
1891	310	−5.2%
1896	294	−5.2%
1901	239	−18.7%
1906	226	−5.4%
1911	228	+0.9%
1921	216	−5.3%
1926	202	−6.5%
1931	202	+0.0%
1936	195	−3.5%
1946	165	−15.4%
1954	129	−21.8%
1962	110	−14.7%
1968	119	+8.2%
1975	156	+31.1%
1982	238	+52.6%
1990	285	+19.7%
1999	422	+48.1%
2008	685	+62.3%

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

References

• INSEE