Saint-Bernard, Ain
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Commune of Saint-Bernard |
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| Location | |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ain |
| Arrondissement | Bourg-en-Bresse |
| Canton | Canton de Trévoux |
| Intercommunality | Saône Vallée |
| Mayor | Bruno Balay |
| Statistics | |
| Land area¹ | 3.15 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
1293 |
| - Density | 410/km² |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 01339/ 01600 |
| 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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Saint-Bernard is a commune in the department of Ain in eastern France. It is located on the banks of the Saône river approximately 20 km north of Lyon. It has a small castle which overlooks the river and the village church.
The artist Maurice Utrillo is reported to have lived in the castle and completed a number of his works there.
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