Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey (Ain).svg |
Arrondissement: | Belley |
Canton: | Ambérieu-en-Bugey |
Insee: | 01384 |
Postal Code: | 01230 |
Mayor: | Gilbert Bouchon[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Coordinates: | 45.95°N 5.4333°W |
Elevation M: | 290 |
Elevation Min M: | 271 |
Elevation Max M: | 819 |
Area Km2: | 28.55 |
Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey (pronounced as /fr/, literally Saint-Rambert in Bugey) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
The commune takes its name from St Rambert (or Ragnebert) who was assassinated here in the 7th century. The site soon became popular for pilgrimage and an influential abbey was built in the town.
The river Albarine flows southwest through the commune. Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey station has rail connections to Lyon, Ambérieu-en-Bugey and Chambéry.
Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey is . The average annual rainfall is with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around, and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey was on 13 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 5 February 2012.