Ars-sur-Formans
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Commune of Ars-sur-Formans |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ain |
| Arrondissement | Bourg-en-Bresse |
| Canton | Reyrieux |
| Intercommunality | Porte ouest de la Dombes |
| Mayor | Patrick Sandron (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 226 m–281 m (avg. 240 m) |
| Land area¹ | 5,5 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
1102 |
| - Density | 200/km² |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 01021/ 01480 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Ars-sur-Formans is a commune located 25 miles (40 km) from Lyon in the department of Ain in eastern France.
[edit] History
St. Jean Vianney became famous internationally for his work in Ars-sur-Formans. Vianney was a parish priest in Ars-sur-Formans from 1818 to his death in 1859.
[edit] See also
- St. Jean Baptiste Marie Vianney (English: St. John Baptist Mary Vianney) (1786-1859), a Catholic saint and the patron saint of parish priests. He is often referred to, even in English, as the "Curé d'Ars" (the parish priest of the village of Ars).
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