L'Abergement-de-Varey | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr L'Abergement-de-Varey.svg |
Arrondissement: | Belley |
Canton: | Ambérieu-en-Bugey |
Insee: | 01002 |
Postal Code: | 01640 |
Mayor: | Max Orset[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Plaine de l'Ain |
Coordinates: | 46.0078°N 5.4253°W |
Elevation M: | 380 |
Elevation Min M: | 290 |
Elevation Max M: | 748 |
Area Km2: | 9.15 |
Demonym: | Abergementais, Abergementaises |
L'Abergement-de-Varey (in French pronounced as /labɛʁʒəmɑ̃ də vaʁɛ/) is a commune in the department of Ain in eastern France.
The commune is located in the first foothills of the Bugey, not far from Pont-d'Ain. Highway 59 crosses the commune, which is situated on a hillside.
There are four communes in Ain, with the name abergement, which is typical of the Jura, and also exists in Saône-et-Loire, Côte-d'Or, and Doubs; the other three are Le Petit-Abergement, Le Grand-Abergement, L'Abergement-Clémenciat. It apparently designated agricultural concessions granted from the 11th to the 15th century.