Bohas-Meyriat-Rignat

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Coordinates: 46°08′14″N 5°23′28″E / 46.1372222222, 5.39111111111

Commune of Bohas-Meyriat-Rignat

Location
Bohas-Meyriat-Rignat (France)
Bohas-Meyriat-Rignat
Administration
Country France
Region Rhône-Alpes
Department Ain
Arrondissement Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton Ceyzériat
Intercommunality La Vallière
Mayor Jean-Luc Luez
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation 264 m–555 m
(avg. 420 m)
Land area¹ 23,51 km²
Population²
(1999)
727
 - Density 31/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 01245/ 01250
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

Bohas-Meyriat-Rignat is a commune in the department of Ain in eastern France. It is located 15 km southeast of Bourg-en-Bresse.

[edit] History

The commune was created in January 1974 as a grouping of the 3 villages Bohas, Meyriat, and Rignat.