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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Coligny
Commune
Town hallTown hall
Coat of arms of ColignyCoat of arms
Location of Coligny
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Coordinates: 46°22′59″N 5°20′46″E / 46.3831°N 5.3461°E / 46.3831; 5.3461
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAin
ArrondissementBourg-en-Bresse
CantonSaint-Étienne-du-Bois
IntercommunalityBassin de Bourg-en-Bresse
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bruno Raffin
Area16.87 km (6.51 sq mi)
Population1,294
 • Density77/km (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code01108 /01270
Elevation199–575 m (653–1,886 ft)
(avg. 293 m or 961 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Coligny (French pronunciation: [kɔliɲi]; Arpitan: Colignê) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Geography

The commune lies near Bourg-en-Bresse; the Solnan forms its southwestern border.

The god of Coligny.

Gaulish background

The God of Coligny

Coligny, called is famed for the Coligny calendar. This lunisolar calendar, which dates from second-century Roman Gaul, has been key in the understanding of the knowledge of astronomy among the Gauls and also supplied interesting information about the Gaulish language, such as the names of months and the words for "lucky" and "unlucky." It was an engraved bronze tablet originally discovered as fragments in 1897. It is written in the Latin alphabet and it represents a five-year cycle composed of three years having twelve lunar months and two years (the first and third) having thirteen lunar months.

At the end of the 19th century, a bronze statue was discovered in the town, christened the Dieu de Coligny "God of Coligny."

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,111—    
1975 1,077−0.44%
1982 1,132+0.71%
1990 1,117−0.17%
1999 1,091−0.26%
2007 1,147+0.63%
2012 1,166+0.33%
2017 1,181+0.26%
Source: INSEE

Personalities

Coligny was the birthplace of Joseph Darnand (1897–1945), a French pro-Nazi traitor and leader of the Vichy French Milice.

Lexicographer and poet Marie-Marguerite Brun (1713–1794) was born in Coligny.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. "Coligny Calendar". Archived from the original on 17 September 2004. Retrieved 17 September 2004. Roman-Britain.org
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

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