Pougny, Ain
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Commune of Pougny |
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| Location | |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ain |
| Arrondissement | Gex |
| Canton | Collonges |
| Mayor | Simone Moneyron (2001-2007) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 356 m (avg.) |
| Land area¹ | 7.77 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
637 |
| - Density | 82.0/km² |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 01308/ 01550 |
| 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. | |
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Pougny is a commune in the department of Ain in eastern France near the border with Switzerland.
It is the first French village to be crossed by the Rhone, and a hydro-power station which it shares with the Swiss village of Chancy is named after it.
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