Agnin

Geography

Agnin is located some 25 km south of Vienne and 5 km north-east of Saint-Rambert-d'Albon. It can be accessed by the road D519 from near Chanas in the west passing through the southern part of the commune and continuing to Bouge-Chambalud. Parallel to this road in the north of the commune is the D51 road from Salaise-sur-Sanne in the west passing through the commune and the village and continuing to Anjou in the east. The D131 also comes from the Ville-sous-Anjou in the north joining the D51 west of the village. The Route de Bouge connects the village to the D519 in the south of the commune. The commune is mostly farmland with significant areas of housing in the north and some small areas of forest in the south.

An unnamed stream flows south forming the western border of the commune and another unnamed stream flows through the commune then forms the south-western border. They both join in the south-west and continue flowing west. The Dolon stream forms the southern border of the commune

Neighbouring communes and villages

Toponymy

Like the nearby town of Anjou the origin of the name Agnin comes from the name of a Roman noble Anianus who owned vast territory in that era. The name of the town changed a few centuries later to Agnino which was the name used in the 11th century to describe this commune. Then over the following centuries Agnino became the Agnin known today.

Heraldry

Blazon:

Party per bend sinister, one of Or a local church soutenu at dexter by an inescutcheon with two keys saltirewise and sinister in chief a Vol all represented in lines; two of gules a dolphin of Or at dexter and a rose gules stalked and leaved in vert; in the cotice a bend sinister in Or charged with the letters AGNIN in sable debruised on the division.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Agnin

Population

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Agnitaires in French.

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Sites and Monuments

• The portal and tower of Bâtie Manor are registered as historical monuments.
• Gaulas Castle
• A Church from the 12th century
• Typical houses
• Gallo-Roman remains at Golat

References

References

1. (2 December 2020). "Répertoire national des élus: les maires".
2. [http://www.cnvvf.fr/les_villes_et_village_fleuris-47.html Agnin in the Competition for Towns and Villages in Bloom] {{webarchive. link. (2014-12-10 {{in lang). fr
3. [https://www.google.com/maps/place/38150+Agnin,+France/@45.334717,4.8598146,6407m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x47f53cc6585e084f:0x408ab2ae4be82b0?hl=en Google Maps]
4. André Plank, ''The Origin of the names of the Communes of the department of Isère'', Bourg-d'Oisans: L'atelier, 2006, {{ISBN. 978-2-84424-043-9
5. link. (10 August 2014 {{in lang). fr
6. [https://www.habitants.fr/isere-38 Le nom des habitants du 38 - Isère] {{Webarchive. link. (8 December 2015 , habitants.fr)
7. {{Cassini-Ehess. 174. Agnin
8. link. (24 September 2022 , INSEE)
9. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. PA00117114. PA00117114 Bâtie Manor {{in lang. fr