Ambutrix () is a

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in the

Ain Ain (, ; frp, En) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. Named after the Ain river, it is bordered by the Saône and Rhône rivers. Ain is located on the country's eastern edge, on the Swiss border, where ...

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in the

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of eastern

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. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Butrians'' or ''Butrianes''.

Geography

Ambutrix is located some 2 km south-west of Amberieu-en-Bugey and some 40 km north-east of

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ...

. It can be accessed by road D1075 from

Saint-Denis-en-Bugey Saint-Denis-en-Bugey (, literally ''Saint-Denis in Bugey'') is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Geography The town lies on the left bank of the river Albarine, which forms all of the commune's northern border. Population ...

in the north which runs south through the heart of the commune and continues past Charveyron. There is also road D408 coming from the west, crossing the D1075 and continuing to the village then south to

Vaux-en-Bugey Vaux-en-Bugey (, literally ''Vaux in Bugey'') is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Population Twin towns Vaux-en-Bugey is twinned with: * Redavalle, Italy See also *Communes of the Ain department The following is a l ...

. There are a number of small country roads in the commune. The commune consists mostly of farmland with forest to the west and particularly in the east. A railway runs through the commune from Saint-Denis-en-Bugey to

Lagnieu Lagnieu (; frp, Lagniœ) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Geography Lagnieu is located in the south of the department of Ain, on the right bank of the Rhone, 50 km northeast of Lyon and 37 km south of Bourg-en ...

in the south. Le Buizin stream runs north through the commune and the village to join the

Albarine The Albarine () is a long river in the Ain department in Eastern France. Its source is at Brénod. It flows generally southwest. It is a left tributary of the Ain, into which it flows at Châtillon-la-Palud, northeast of Lyon. Communes al ...

river to the north.

History

The commune takes its name from the presence of

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called

Ambarri The Ambarri were a Gallic people dwelling in the modern Ain department during the Iron Age and the Roman period. Name They are mentioned as ''Ambarri'' and ''Ambarros'' by Caesar (mid-1st c. BC),Caesar. ''Commentarii de Bello Gallico''1:11< ...

in the region.

Heraldry

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Ambutrix

Population

Culture and heritage

Lordship and Castle of Verneaux

*Verneaux Castle: Verneaux Castle was built on the hill overlooking the village. It stood near the castle of Saint Denis en Bugey. It was probably built in the course of the 14th century. It was successively the home of the Vareilles, Rougemont, and finally the Montferrand Valernot families. The last owner of the castle was Victor de Murant. The building was almost completely destroyed during the

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. *The Lordship of Verneaux: The first lords of Verneaux and the builder of the castle was the House of Vareilles (according to the

Samuel Guichenon Samuel Guichenon (18 August 1607, Mâcon - 8 September 1664) was a French lawyer, historian and genealogist. Life He was one of three sons born to Grégoire Guichenon and Claudine Chaussat, a Calvinist family originating in Châtillon-les-Dombes ...

collection). This family fief brought Ambutrix to the lords of Coligny. This family line ended with Agnes de Vareilles, Lady of Verneaux, who married Jacques de Rougemont in 1402 from the house of Rougemont. Thus began the branch of the lords of Verneaux with names and the coat of arms of Rougemont. In 1437 Galéas de Saleneuve, the Lord of Saint-Denis-de-Chosson (former name of Saint Denis en Bugey) faced some claims from his neighbour, Jacques Rougemont, lord of Verneaux in the parish of Ambutrix dependent on the mandate of Saint-Denis. It vigorously defended its legal rights. In 1468 Philibert de Rougemont, knight, lord of Verneaux, and grandson of Jacques de Rougemont was married. The branch of the lords of Verneaux ended with the death of Hugues de Rougemont in 1620. The possessions of the lordship were sold to Jeanne de Moyria, the widow of Hugh and Pierre de Montferrand - Lords of Château-Gaillard.''Customs of the Bresse, Bugey and Gex lands, their laws, customs & edicts'', Charles Revel It was at this time that the manor passed into the hands of the

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.''History of the Communes of Ain'', Louis Trenard & Raymond Chevalier In 1775 the lordship, by the marriage of Louise de Montferrand - the only daughter of Charles de Montferrand - passed to Hugh de Valernod, president and lieutenant-general of the presidium of Valence. Their daughter, Mary de Valernod, married Victor de Murat, the last owner of the manor.

Sites and monuments

*Baltazar Cross *Church of Saint Maurice: This church appears for the first time in a charter from 1180. In 1191

Pope Innocent III Pope Innocent III ( la, Innocentius III; 1160 or 1161 – 16 July 1216), born Lotario dei Conti di Segni (anglicized as Lothar of Segni), was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 8 January 1198 to his death in 16 J ...

confirmed the church as the abbey of

Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey (, literally ''Saint-Rambert in Bugey'') is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. History The commune takes its name from St Rambert (or Ragnebert) who was assassinated here in the 7th century. The site soo ...

. It was then an annex of the Church of

which itself belonged to the

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Festivals

''La Vogue'' is held on the first weekend of September and is organized by the

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of the village.

References

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