Saint-Nizier-le-Bouchoux

Saint-Nizier-le-Bouchoux
Saint-Nizier-le-Bouchoux
Location within Rhône-Alpes region Saint-Nizier-le-Bouchoux
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton	Saint-Trivier-de-Courtes
Intercommunality	Saint-Trivier-de-Courtes
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Valérie Guyon
Area1	28.3 km2 (10.9 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	727
• Density	26/km2 (67/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	01380 / 01560
Elevation	192–222 m (630–728 ft) (avg. 208 m or 682 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Saint-Nizier-le-Bouchoux is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Geography

The Sâne Morte forms the commune's eastern border.

The Sâne Vive flows north through the western part of the commune and forms part of its northwestern border.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	1,651	—
1800	1,695	+2.7%
1806	1,581	−6.7%
1821	1,491	−5.7%
1831	1,544	+3.6%
1836	1,572	+1.8%
1841	1,655	+5.3%
1846	1,650	−0.3%
1851	1,746	+5.8%
1856	1,708	−2.2%
1861	1,679	−1.7%
1866	1,670	−0.5%
1872	1,649	−1.3%
1876	1,743	+5.7%
1881	1,679	−3.7%
1886	1,655	−1.4%
1891	1,700	+2.7%
1896	1,673	−1.6%
1901	1,601	−4.3%
1906	1,579	−1.4%
1911	1,587	+0.5%
1921	1,418	−10.6%
1926	1,391	−1.9%
1931	1,364	−1.9%
1936	1,247	−8.6%
1946	1,225	−1.8%
1954	1,115	−9.0%
1962	1,025	−8.1%
1968	886	−13.6%
1975	743	−16.1%
1982	657	−11.6%
1990	625	−4.9%
1999	546	−12.6%
2008	727	+33.2%

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

References

• INSEE