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Romans
Commune
Saint-Maurice church
Coat of arms
Location of Romans
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Coordinates: 46°07′00″N 5°02′00″E / 46.1167°N 5.0333°E / 46.1167; 5.0333
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton	Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Michel Gauthier [1]
Area 1	21.8 km2 (8.4 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [2]	617
• Density	28/km2 (73/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 ( CET)
• Summer ( DST)	UTC+02:00 ( CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	01328 /01400
Elevation	227–280 m (745–919 ft) (avg. 265 m or 869 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Romans (French pronunciation: [ʁɔmɑ̃] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Geography

The village is located between Bresse and the Dombes. The river Renon flows through the commune from southeast to northwest. The other rivers in the area are the Irance in the east of the commune and the Chalaronne forming part of the commune's southwestern border.

Population

History

Early history

The land of Romans became in 917 the property of Cluny Abbey, when it was given by Ingelberge, wife of William I, Duke of Aquitaine who founded Cluny Abbey and the daughter of King Boso of Provence. ^[4]

Romans was attached the lordship of Varax until it was definitively separated when Étienne de Varax son of Henri Varax the third, married Claudine de Saint Amour in 1396, and created the lordship of Romans. ^[4]

Recent history

On 4 March 1718, Claude de Lyobard de Brion, Lord of Romans, sold the land of Romans to Claude César Ferrary, squire and King's Counsellor. ^[4] Romans was transformed into an earldom named Romans-Ferrari in December 1763 thanks to Etienne-Lambert 1714-1766 (son of Claude César). ^[4] The last earl of Romans-Ferrari was Charles de Romans-Ferrari, his descendant, born in Romans 16 December 1861, and died 27 June 1912 in Commercy.

Sights

• Saint-Maurice Church : Romanesque 12th-century church. The belltower has been reconstructed between 1856 and 1858.
• The 15th century castle modified in the 19th century. It was the property of the Lords of Romans, and from 1763 the property of the Earls of Romans-Ferrari. Now the castle hosts a medical-care home.

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

References

External links

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