Ain
Ain (, ; ) is a French department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, 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 it ...
France
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. On 1 January 2018, it was merged into the new commune of
Bâgé-Dommartin
Bâgé-Dommartin () is a commune in the Ain department of eastern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2018 and consists of the former communes of Bâgé-la-Ville and Dommartin.Arrêté préfectoral 8 December 2017
Geography
Bâgé-la-Ville is in the heart of
Bresse
Bresse () is a former French province. It is located in the regions of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté of eastern France. The geographical term ''Bresse'' has two meanings: ''Bresse bourguignonne'' (or ''louhannaise''), whic ...
, between
Bourg-en-Bresse
Bourg-en-Bresse (; ) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. Located northeast of Lyon, it is the capital of the ancient Provinces of France, province of Bresse (). I ...
and
Mâcon
Mâcon (), historically Anglicization, anglicised as Mascon, is a city in east-central France. It is the Prefectures of France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Saône-et-Loire in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Mâcon is home t ...
. It was the largest commune in the department in terms of area.
Population
See also
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Communes of the Ain department
The following is a list of the 391 communes of the Ain department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Louis Duret, court physician