Bâgé-le-Châtel

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Bâgé-le-Châtel

(2020–2026) Jean-Louis Malaterre^[1]Area

0.88 km² (0.34 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

979 • Density1,100/km² (2,900/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

01026 /01380

Elevation184–211 m (604–692 ft)
(avg. 209 m or 686 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bâgé-le-Châtel (French pronunciation: [bɑʒe lə ʃɑtɛl]) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

History

The name of Bâgé-le-Châtel comes from a Gallo-Roman villa belonging to a certain Balgiasius.

In the Middle Ages, three parishes were formed on the territory of the Seigneurs de Bâgé: Bâgé-le-Châtel around the chateau, Saint-André where the church was built, and Bâgé-la-Ville, the largest town.

Bâgé-le-Châtel is the ancient capital of Bresse. In 1272, Bresse became part of Savoy when Sibylle de Bâgé, sole heir, married Amadeus V, Count of Savoy. Bourg (today Bourg-en-Bresse), a fortified bastion with 3400 inhabitants, became the capital of Bresse. Bâgé remained a village, whereas Bourg expanded beyond its walls to become the city of today.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	568	—
1975	588	+0.50%
1982	669	+1.86%
1990	751	+1.46%
1999	762	+0.16%
2007	798	+0.58%
2012	829	+0.77%
2017	923	+2.17%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 26 July 2022 at the Wayback Machine, INSEE