Bouligneux (; ) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France, in Dombes, within the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
Geography The Chalaronne forms most of the commune's eastern border.
History Bouligneux first appears as vicus Beliniacum in 885, in a document of Charles III.
On 28 March 944 Hugues, son or Bermund, Lord of Bouligneux and Gisèle, signed a document renouncing any claims on Thoissey, in favor of Adémar, Viscount of Lyon.Auguste Bernard and Alexandre Bruel, Recueil des chartes de l'abbaye de Cluny [Compendium of Charters from Cluny Abbey]: 6 volumes, vol. 1, Paris, 1876-1903
In 1280, it belonged to Vaucher de Commarin, who sold it to Henri de Villars in 1290.
In 1402, Bouligneux was part of Bresse Savoyarde.
In the 17th century, Bouligneux was a county.
Population
See also Communes of the Ain department Dombes
References
External links
La Dombes and the city of Bouligneux