Rignieux-le-Franc


Rignieux-le-Franc is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

History

Property of Alphonse-Louis du Plessis de Richelieu and coming from Fontaines-sur-Saône, an early Christian sarcophagus was stored in Rignieux-le-Franc, before being bought by the Louvre in 1864.
At the end of the 16th century, the lands of Rignieux-le-Franc belonged to the Saillans de Brézenaud.

Population

Geography

Rignieux-le-Franc is situated in the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in the department of Ain.
Rignieux-le-Franc is located about 6 kilometers of Pérouges classified among Les plus Beau Villages de France.
A river, the Toison, tributary of the Ain, flows on the territory of the commune.

Rignieux-le-Franc and cinema

The film Cause toujours! has recording a short scene in this village.