Bouligneux
Encyclopedia
Bouligneux is a commune
in the Ain
department in eastern France
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In 1280, it belonged to Vaucher de Commarin, who sold it to Henri de Villars in 1290.
In 1402, Bouligneux was part of Bresse Savoyarde.
In the 17th century, Bouligneux was a county.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Ain
Ain
Ain is a department named after the Ain River on the eastern edge of France. Being part of the region Rhône-Alpes and bordered by the rivers Saône and Rhône, the department of Ain enjoys a privileged geographic situation...
department in eastern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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History
Bouligneux first appears as vicus Beliniacum in 885.In 1280, it belonged to Vaucher de Commarin, who sold it to Henri de Villars in 1290.
In 1402, Bouligneux was part of Bresse Savoyarde.
In the 17th century, Bouligneux was a county.