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Romans | |
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.JPG) Saint-Maurice church | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
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  Romans  Romans | |
| Coordinates:46°07′00″N5°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 (2022)[2] | 628 |
| • Density | 28.8/km2 (74.6/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 acommune in theAindepartment in easternFrance.
The village is located betweenBresse andthe Dombes. The riverRenon flows through thecommune from southeast to northwest. The other rivers in the area are theIrance in the east of the commune and theChalaronne forming part of the commune's southwestern border.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 367 | — |
| 1975 | 346 | −0.84% |
| 1982 | 351 | +0.21% |
| 1990 | 480 | +3.99% |
| 1999 | 522 | +0.94% |
| 2009 | 583 | +1.11% |
| 2014 | 600 | +0.58% |
| 2020 | 606 | +0.17% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
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The land of Romans became in 917 the property ofCluny Abbey, when it was given by Ingelberge, wife ofWilliam I, Duke of Aquitaine who founded Cluny Abbey and the daughter of KingBoso of Provence.[4]
Romans was attached thelordship ofVarax 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]
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 anearldom 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 inCommercy.
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