Argis

Argis
Argis
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	Coat of arms of Argis; Coat of arms
	Coat of arms of Argis; Coat of arms
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Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Belley
Canton	Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey
Intercommunality	Vallée de l'Albarine
Government
• Mayor (2001–2020)	Marcel Chevé
Area1	7.84 km2 (3.03 sq mi)
Population (2010)2	421
• Density	54/km2 (140/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	01017 / 01230
Elevation	300–819 m (984–2,687 ft); (avg. 320 m or 1,050 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Argis is a French commune in the Ain department in the Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Argissiens or Argissiennes^[1]

Geography

File:Panoramics of Argis.JPG

Argis Panorama

Argis is in the mountains of the southern Jura in the mountains of Bugey in the valley of the Albarine between Tenay and Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey. Altitude varies from 315 metres in the valley to 800 metres on the slopes of the valley.

The commune is some 10 km east of Amberieu-en-Bugey and 10 km south-west of Hauteville-Lompnes. It can be accessed on the D1504 road from Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey in the north-west passing through the northern border of the commune then south to the village and continuing south to Tenay. The D104 road also goes from the village over a tortuous mountain route to Arandas in the south-west. There are also many small mountain roads in the commune. The railway line from Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey to Tenay also passes through the commune parallel to the D1504 road. There is no station in the commune with the nearest station being the one near Tenay. In addition to the village there is the small hamlet of Plomb in the south. The commune is mountainous and heavily forested.^[2]

File:L'Albarine à Argis.JPG

The Albarine at Argis

The Albarine river passes through the commune from south to north parallel with the railway and the D1504 continuing west to join the Ain near Chez le Bret. A number of streams flow into the river including the Ruisseau de la Gorge, the Ruisseau de la Tine, the Biez Molet, the Biez Michel, and the Biez Gallet.^[2]

Neighbouring communes and villages^[2]

History

There was a lordship and a castle in the Middle Ages.

Toponymy

Over the centuries, Argis has been called:^[3]

Argil (1242)
De Argillo (1385)
Argit (1650)
Argy (1734)

Heraldry

Arms of Argis	The status of the official emblem has yet to be determined. Blazon: Or, a bend azure semy of mullets of Or..^[4]

Administration

List of mayors of Argis^[5]

From	To	Name
1944	1959	Louis Dillenschneider
1959	1974	Louis Ronchall
1974	1974	Jean Reverdy
1974	1999 (resigned)	André Ollier
1999	2001	Jean-Claude Marquis
2001	2020	Marcel Chevé

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2009 the commune had 421 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known through the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of municipalities with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger towns that have a sample survey every year.^{[Note 1]}

Population Change (See database)

1793	1800	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851
547	468	614	606	593	594	565	596	636

1856	1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896
698	741	791	782	827	976	1,034	1,116	1,015

1901	1906	1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954
919	798	801	1,004	1,125	1,072	858	730	623

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2009	-
620	582	479	447	405	389	424	421	-

Sources : Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1962, INSEE database from 1968 (population without double counting and municipal population from 2006)

File:Population - Municipality code 01017.svg

Population of Argis

Sites and monuments

A Waterfall at Côte
A Urinal

Photo Gallery

L'école d'Argis.JPG

The School
Ancienne poste d'Argis.JPG

The old Post Office
Ancienne cordonnerie à Argis.JPG

The old cobbler's shop
Vue d'Argis et de son église - 2.JPG

View of Argis and the church
Vue d'Argis.JPG

View of Argis
Lancelot - Argiş.jpg

Argis in 1860
Lancelot - Un four à Argiş.jpg

An oven in Argis in the 19th century
Lancelot - Maison de forgeron tzigane, à Argiş.jpg

The gypsy blacksmith's house in 1860

Notable people linked to the commune

Antoine-Gaspard Boucher d'Argis was born in the commune on 3 April 1708.

Notes and references

Notes

↑ At the beginning of the 21st century, the methods of identification have been modified by law No. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 [1], the so-called "law of local democracy" and in particular Title V "census operations" which allow, after a transitional period running from 2004 to 2008, the annual publication of the legal population of the different French administrative districts. For municipalities with a population greater than 10,000 inhabitants, a sample survey is conducted annually, the entire territory of these municipalities is taken into account at the end of the period of five years. The first "legal population" after 1999 under this new law came into force on 1 January 2009 and was based on the census of 2006.

References

↑ Inhabitants of Ain (French)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Google Maps Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "Google" defined multiple times with different content
↑ Regional Terms and placenames of French Switzerland and surroundings (French).
↑ See in French: Argis on OLDJP - the Blazon Bank
↑ List of Mayors of France (French)

[6] At the beginning of the 21st century, the methods of identification have been modified by law No. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 [1], the so-called "law of local democracy" and in particular Title V "census operations" which allow, after a transitional period running from 2004 to 2008, the annual publication of the legal population of the different French administrative districts. For municipalities with a population greater than 10,000 inhabitants, a sample survey is conducted annually, the entire territory of these municipalities is taken into account at the end of the period of five years. The first "legal population" after 1999 under this new law came into force on 1 January 2009 and was based on the census of 2006.

[1] Inhabitants of Ain (French)

[Google-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Google Maps Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "Google" defined multiple times with different content

[argis-3] Regional Terms and placenames of French Switzerland and surroundings (French).

[4] See in French: Argis on OLDJP - the Blazon Bank

[5] List of Mayors of France (French)

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