L'Abergement-de-Varey explained

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.

Geography

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.

Name

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr. 22 November 2022. 28 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200628030259/https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503. live.