Arbigny () is a commune in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France.
Geography Arbigny is some 20 km north of Mâcon and 40 km south by south-east of Chalon-sur-Saône. The commune can be accessed by the D933 from Sermoyer in the north passing through the centre of the commune and village and continuing south to Pont-de-Vaux. The D126 runs west from the village changing to the D163 at the border of the commune and continuing to Uchizy. There are two other hamlets in the commune - La Croix and La Varenne. About 80% of the commune is farmland with the rest being the forested eastern part.Google Maps
The western border of the commune is formed by the Saône river. In the north and east there are ponds which are drained by the Biel d'Etang Neuf and the Biel d'Etang Butière which flow west to the Saône.
History The area has been occupied since prehistoric times. The village was known as Albiniacus in the Middle Ages.
Administration
List of mayors of ArbignyList of Mayors of France
From To Name 1995 2008 Christian Berardet 2008 2014 Michel Vieux 2014 Present Daniel Gras
Population
Sights
The remains of an old Fortified Chateau A Napoleonic milestone dated 1808 A Stone marker commemorating the landing fields of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, on the road to Uchizy just before the bridge over the Saône. The code name of the landing field was "JUNOT". A Plaque honouring two young resistance fighters (Dupasquier and Clairmidi) murdered by the Nazis in 1944 at a place called "La Varenne".
Protected natural areas The floodplains of the Saône valley have been classified as protected areas since 1994.Protection Zone for the wetlands of the Saône Valley , Préfectoral directive of 25 February 1994, Préfecture of Ain
See also Communes of the Ain department Chizerots
References
External links Arbigny on the old National Geographic Institute website Arbigny on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website Arbigny on the 1750 Cassini Map