Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey

(2020–2026) Gilbert Bouchon^[1]Area

28.55 km² (11.02 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,173 • Density76/km² (200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

01384 /01230

Elevation271–819 m (889–2,687 ft)
(avg. 290 m or 950 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʁɑ̃'bɛʁ ɑ̃ by'ʒɛ] ^ⓘ, literally Saint-Rambert in Bugey) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

History

The commune takes its name from St Rambert (or Ragnebert) who was assassinated here in the 7th century. The site soon became popular for pilgrimage and an influential abbey was built in the town.

Geography

The river Albarine flows southwest through the commune. Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey station has rail connections to Lyon, Ambérieu-en-Bugey and Chambéry.

Climate

Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey is 11.4 °C (52.5 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,512.4 mm (59.54 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 20.4 °C (68.7 °F), and lowest in January, at around 2.6 °C (36.7 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey was 39.6 °C (103.3 °F) on 13 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −17.0 °C (1.4 °F) on 5 February 2012.

Climate data for Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey (1991–2020 averages, extremes 1991−2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	16.2 (61.2)	19.8 (67.6)	24.3 (75.7)	29.3 (84.7)	33.2 (91.8)	37.5 (99.5)	39.3 (102.7)	39.6 (103.3)	33.0 (91.4)	27.5 (81.5)	23.5 (74.3)	17.7 (63.9)	39.6 (103.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	6.0 (42.8)	8.2 (46.8)	13.5 (56.3)	17.4 (63.3)	21.5 (70.7)	25.3 (77.5)	27.6 (81.7)	27.2 (81.0)	22.4 (72.3)	17.1 (62.8)	10.4 (50.7)	6.2 (43.2)	16.9 (62.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)	2.6 (36.7)	3.8 (38.8)	7.5 (45.5)	11.0 (51.8)	14.9 (58.8)	18.4 (65.1)	20.4 (68.7)	20.1 (68.2)	16.1 (61.0)	12.1 (53.8)	6.7 (44.1)	3.2 (37.8)	11.4 (52.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−0.7 (30.7)	−0.7 (30.7)	1.6 (34.9)	4.6 (40.3)	8.4 (47.1)	11.5 (52.7)	13.2 (55.8)	12.9 (55.2)	9.8 (49.6)	7.1 (44.8)	2.9 (37.2)	0.2 (32.4)	5.9 (42.6)
Record low °C (°F)	−14.5 (5.9)	−17.0 (1.4)	−15.5 (4.1)	−5.0 (23.0)	−1.2 (29.8)	1.3 (34.3)	4.0 (39.2)	3.6 (38.5)	0.0 (32.0)	−6.0 (21.2)	−10.0 (14.0)	−16.0 (3.2)	−17.0 (1.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	134.0 (5.28)	114.0 (4.49)	112.1 (4.41)	123.0 (4.84)	134.7 (5.30)	104.8 (4.13)	107.6 (4.24)	98.5 (3.88)	128.3 (5.05)	151.3 (5.96)	159.4 (6.28)	144.7 (5.70)	1,512.4 (59.54)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	12.4	10.7	11.6	10.8	12.3	10.0	9.1	8.5	9.3	12.2	12.2	13.3	132.3
Source: Meteociel^[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	2,042	—
1800	2,596	+3.49%
1806	2,244	−2.40%
1821	2,130	−0.35%
1831	2,420	+1.28%
1836	2,613	+1.55%
1841	2,633	+0.15%
1846	2,567	−0.51%
1851	2,528	−0.31%
1856	2,799	+2.06%
1861	2,597	−1.49%
1866	2,531	−0.51%
1872	2,537	+0.04%
1876	2,620	+0.81%
1881	2,964	+2.50%
1886	3,409	+2.84%
1891	3,765	+2.01%
1896	4,113	+1.78%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1901	5,028	+4.10%
1906	4,971	−0.23%
1911	4,950	−0.08%
1921	4,204	−1.62%
1926	4,319	+0.54%
1931	4,168	−0.71%
1936	3,463	−3.64%
1946	2,862	−1.89%
1954	2,866	+0.02%
1962	2,936	+0.30%
1968	2,857	−0.45%
1975	2,439	−2.23%
1982	2,161	−1.71%
1990	2,112	−0.29%
1999	2,065	−0.25%
2007	2,167	+0.60%
2012	2,216	+0.45%
2017	2,269	+0.47%

Source: EHESS^[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)^[5]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "Normales et records pour Saint Rambert en Bugey (01)". Meteociel. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey, EHESS (in French).
^ Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 2 September 2022 at the Wayback Machine, INSEE