Savigneux | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Savigneux (Ain).svg |
Arrondissement: | Bourg-en-Bresse |
Canton: | Villars-les-Dombes |
Insee: | 01398 |
Postal Code: | 01480 |
Mayor: | Gilles Garnier[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Dombes Saône Vallée |
Coordinates: | 46.0019°N 4.8483°W |
Elevation M: | 265 |
Elevation Min M: | 237 |
Elevation Max M: | 287 |
Area Km2: | 14.75 |
Savigneux (in French pronounced as /saviɲø/) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
The village is in the south-western part of the Ain department 35 km north of Lyon and 12 km east of Villefranche-sur-Saône in the heart of the Dombes region, which is known for its many lagoons. Savigneux is on the Dombes Plateau, while to the west it borders the fertile hills of the Val de Saône.