Asnières-sur-Saône (; literally "Asnières on Saône") is a commune in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France.
Geography Asnières-sur-Saône is on the bank of the Saône river some 15 km north of Mâcon and 50 km south of Chalons-sur-Saône. The commune can be accessed on the D18 road from Quart-d'Aval in the north-east to the village. The road continues south as the D1 road then turns south-east to Manziat. The D1E branches off in the south of the commune and goes south to Le Chateau. The commune consists entirely of farmland with no other villages or hamlets.Google Maps
The Saône river forms the entire western border of the commune with no bridges across the river. A canal runs parallel to the river joining the river in the south and joining the Bief de la Jutane in the north which forms part of the northern border.
History The village can be traced back to the 10th century under the name Asnerias. It was the possession of the Counts of Mâcon and Cluny Abbey.
Administration
Mayors of Asnières-sur-SaôneList of Mayors of France
From To Name Party Position 1998 2005 Roland Golin Territorial Official 2005 Present Jean-Marc Willems
Twinning
Asnières-sur-Saône has twinning associations with:National Commission for Decentralised cooperation Bad Waldsee (Germany) since 1991.
Population
Sights The Port of Asnières
Protected natural areas The floodplains of the Val de Saône have been classified as protected areas since 1994.Protection Zone of the wetlands of the Val de Saône , préfectorial directive of 25 February, Préfecture of Ain
Personalities José Mingret (1880–1969), French painter, was buried in Asnieres-sur-Saône.
See also Communes of the Ain department
External links Asnières-sur-Saône on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website Asnieres on the 1750 Cassini Map
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