Anglefort

Anglefort () is a commune in the department of Ain in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of central-eastern France.

Geography

Anglefort is a commune in Bugey on the right bank of the Rhone at the foot of the mountain of Grand Colombier which has a panorama of the Alps and the Jura mountains.

The commune is located 25 km south of Bellegarde-sur-Valserine and 30 km north by north-west of Aix-les-Bains. Access to the commune is by road D 992 from Seyssel in the north passing through the length of the commune and the village to Culoz in the south. There is also access on road D 120 which is a highly circuitous route from Lochieu in the west continuing to the village as the D 120A and continuing south through the Col du Grand Colombier (1,501m) to Culoz. A railway line passes through the commune from north to south with a station to the east of the village.Google Maps

The Rhône river runs south along the eastern border of the commune and Le Verdet stream flows from the north to the south of the commune into the Rhone.

Environment The alluvial aquifer fed by the Rhone is threatened by an internal discharge created by the Pechiney Group. Foundry waste, metal dust, and recovered acid from filters have been buried in the Chautagnard marsh with a probable contamination by heavy metals and arsenic.Note by the Robin Hood NGO called The casseroles of Pechiney , dated 6 October 2003

History The Priory of Anglefort was located on the communal territory in the Middle Ages. In 1590 Guillaume DrujonJean Létanche, The old Castles, Fortified houses, and feudal ruins in the canton of Yenne and Savoy, The History Book of Lorisse, 1907 () p. 18. was a priest and he became abbot in 1620.

Administration

List of mayors of AnglefortList of Mayors of France

From To Name Party 1995 2001 Michel Thiboud 2001 2008 René Perrier 2008 2026 Bernard Thiboud DVD 2026 Present Henri Plé

Population

Economy The Électricité de France (EDF) Dam is on the Rhone river in the territory of the commune and there is a factory producing silicon. Formerly the property of the Pechiney Electro-metallurgy group, the factory has passed successively into the hands of Alcan (Canada), and the Anglo-Australian Rio Tinto at the whim of successive buy-backs of this former French industrial flagship.

Sights Two sites are registered as historical monuments in the commune: The old Château of Anglefort (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée formerly the seat of the Lordship of Anglefort and rebuilt in 1741. The Château of Mieugy ParkMinistry of Culture, Mérimée The remains of the Château de la Rochette which dominates the Rhone was the seat of the Lordship of Rochette, mentioned in 1407.

Personalities Monseigneur Jacques-François Besson, born in Mieugy, Bishop of Metz from 1824 to 1842

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