Beauregard, Ain
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Beauregard (French pronunciation: [boʁɡaʁ]; Arpitan: Biôregouârd) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
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Chateau | |
 Location of Beauregard | |
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| Coordinates: 46°00′10″N 4°45′07″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ain |
| Arrondissement | Bourg-en-Bresse |
| Canton | Trévoux |
| Intercommunality | Dombes-Saône Vallée |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2026) | Nadia Guyon[1] |
Area 1 | 0.94 km2 (0.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 872 |
| • Density | 930/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 01030 /01480 |
| Elevation | 168–240 m (551–787 ft) (avg. 180 m or 590 ft) |
| Website | https://www.mairie-beauregard.fr/fr/ |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Géography
Beauregard is located in the south-western part of the Ain department in the fertile Val de Saône some 35 km north of Lyon and 2 km east of Villefranche-sur-Saône.
History
Beauregard takes its name from the castle built in 1290 by Gui de Chabeu on a hill overlooking the Saône and the hills of Beaujolais. The castle fell into ruin in about 1735. Restoration began in the 19th century and continues today.
A fire destroyed much of the village, and few old dwellings remain.
On 31 December 1954, Fareins-les-Beauregard was taken from Fareins and attached to Beauregard.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 584 | — |
| 1975 | 531 | −1.35% |
| 1982 | 666 | +3.29% |
| 1990 | 868 | +3.37% |
| 1999 | 817 | −0.67% |
| 2007 | 894 | +1.13% |
| 2012 | 866 | −0.63% |
| 2017 | 866 | +0.00% |
| 2023 | 872 | +0.12% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
