Argis
Commune
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Argis
Coat of arms
Location of Argis
Argis is located in France
Argis
Argis
Argis is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Argis
Argis
Coordinates: 45°56′05″N 5°29′30″E / 45.9347°N 5.4917°E / 45.9347; 5.4917
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAin
ArrondissementBelley
CantonAmbérieu-en-Bugey
IntercommunalityLa Plaine de l'Ain
Government
 • Mayor (2022–2026) Laurent Bou[1]
Area
1
7.84 km2 (3.03 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
432
 • Density55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
01017 /01230
Elevation300–819 m (984–2,687 ft)
(avg. 320 m or 1,050 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Argis is a commune in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France.

The commune covers an area of 7.84 km² (3.03 sq mi). Laurent Bou is the mayor for the 2020-2026 tenure.

Geography

Argis is in the mountains of the southern Jura in the mountains of Bugey in the valley of the Albarine between Tenay and Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey. Altitude varies from 315 metres in the valley to 800 metres on the slopes of the valley.

The commune is some 10 km east of Amberieu-en-Bugey and 10 km south-west of Hauteville-Lompnes. It can be accessed on the D1504 road from Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey in the north-west passing through the northern border of the commune then south to the village and continuing south to Tenay. The D104 road also goes from the village over a tortuous mountain route to Arandas in the south-west. There are also many small mountain roads in the commune. The railway line from Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey to Tenay also passes through the commune parallel to the D1504 road. There is no station in the commune with the nearest station being the one near Tenay. In addition to the village there is the small hamlet of Plomb in the south. The commune is mountainous and heavily forested.[3]

The Albarine at Argis

The Albarine river passes through the commune from south to north parallel with the railway and the D1504 continuing west to join the Ain near Chez le Bret. A number of streams flow into the river including the Ruisseau de la Gorge, the Ruisseau de la Tine, the Biez Molet, the Biez Michel, and the Biez Gallet.[3]

History

There was a lordship and a castle in the Middle Ages.

Toponymy

Over the centuries, Argis has been called:[4]

  • Argil (1242)
  • De Argillo (1385)
  • Argit (1650)
  • Argy (1734)

Heraldry

Arms of Argis
Arms of Argis
 The status of the official emblem has yet to be determined.

Blazon:
Or, a bend azure semy of mullets of Or..[5]



Administration

List of mayors of Argis[6]

FromToName
19441959Louis Dillenschneider
19591974Louis Ronchall
19741974Jean Reverdy
19741999 (resigned)André Ollier
19992001Jean-Claude Marquis
20012022Marcel Chevé
2022incumbentLaurent Bou

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 582—    
1975 479−2.74%
1982 447−0.98%
1990 405−1.23%
1999 390−0.42%
2007 421+0.96%
2012 424+0.14%
2017 442+0.83%
Source: INSEE[7]

Sites and monuments

  • Waterfalls de la Côte and de la Pissoire.
Argis Panorama

Notable people

See also

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 Google Maps
  4. ↑ Regional Terms and placenames of French Switzerland and surroundings (in French).
  5. ↑ See in French: Argis Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine on OLDJP - the Blazon Bank Archived 2013-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ List of Mayors of France (in French)
  7. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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