Pougny, Ain Explained

Pougny
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Pougny (Ain).svg
Arrondissement:Gex
Canton:Thoiry
Insee:01308
Postal Code:01550
Mayor:Annie Marcelot[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CA Pays de Gex
Coordinates:46.1394°N 5.9503°W
Elevation M:406
Elevation Min M:333
Elevation Max M:461
Area Km2:7.77

Pougny (in French pronounced as /puɲ'i/) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

It lies near the border with Switzerland and is the first French village to be crossed by the Rhône, and a hydro-electric station constructed in 1926 which it shares with the Swiss village of Chancy is named after it.

Transportation

The commune has a railway station,, on the Lyon–Geneva line. It has regular service to and .

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr. 6 May 2024. 28 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200628030259/https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503. live.