Albigny-sur-Saône (, literally ''Albigny on

Saône The Saône ( , ; ; ) is a river in eastern France (modern Regions of France, region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté). It is a right tributary of the Rhône, rising at Vioménil in the Vosges (department), Vosges Departments of France, department an ...

,'' , before 1962: ''Albigny'')Décret du 2 mars 1962 portant changement de nom de communes
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'' n° 0055, 7 March 1962, p. 2308. is a commune in the

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Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (; AURA) or ; or ; . is a Regions of France, region in southeast-central France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions; it resulted from the merger of Auvergne and Rhône-Alpes. The new region came into e ...

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in eastern

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. The town was founded thousands of years ago in

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, probably around 40 BC over sacred ground of the Gallic

Segusiavi The Segusiavi (Gaulish: *''Segusiauī/Segusiawī'') were a Gallic tribe dwelling around the modern city of Feurs (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) during the Iron Age and the Roman period. Name They are named in Latin as ''Segusiavi'' by Caesar (mid-1st ...

tribe, and likely re-named after

Clodius Albinus Decimus Clodius Albinus ( 150 – 19 February 197) was a Roman imperial pretender between 193 and 197. He was proclaimed emperor by the legions in Britain and Hispania after the murder of Pertinax in 193 (known as the "Year of the Five Emperors") ...

in the early 3rd century AD. An affluent community the town has two schools, including a

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bilingual French-English school, a public library, a church of the

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, a 12th-century castle, two doctors, two dentists, a pharmacy, and a small shopping centre. In 2020, Albigny had a population of approximately 3,000.

Surrounding communes

Curis-au-Mont-d'Or Curis-au-Mont-d'Or () is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions a ...

Neuville-sur-Saône Neuville-sur-Saône (, literally ''Neuville on Saône'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region in eastern France. Surrounding communes * Genay, Rhône, Genay * Montanay * Fl ...

Couzon-au-Mont-d'Or Couzon-au-Mont-d'Or (; ) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas ...

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