Pougny, Ain
Encyclopedia
Pougny is a commune
in the Ain
department in eastern France
.
It lies near the border with Switzerland
and is the first French village to be crossed by the Rhone
, and a hydro-electric station constructed in 1926 which it shares with the Swiss village of Chancy
is named after it.
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...
.
It lies near the border with Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
and is the first French village to be crossed by the Rhone
Rhône River
The Rhone is one of the major rivers of Europe, rising in Switzerland and running from there through southeastern France. At Arles, near its mouth on the Mediterranean Sea, the river divides into two branches, known as the Great Rhone and the Little Rhone...
, and a hydro-electric station constructed in 1926 which it shares with the Swiss village of Chancy
Chancy
Chancy is a municipality of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. The westernmost point of the country is located there.-Geography:Chancy has an area, , of . Of this area, or 52.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 32.6% is forested...
is named after it.