# Canton of Ambérieu-en-Bugey

The canton of Ambérieu-en-Bugey is an administrative division of the Ain department, eastern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is located in Ambérieu-en-Bugey. As of January 2021, the population of the canton was 31,035.

## Political representation
### Department councillors since 2015

List of successive departmental councillors for the canton of Ambérieu-en-Bugey since 2015 :
| Electoral period | Electoral period | In office | In office | Councillors | Party | Capacity |
| 2015 | 2021 | 2015 | 2021 | Sandrine Castellano | UDI | Adjunct mayor of Ambérieu-en-Bugey |
| 2015 | 2021 | 2015 | 2021 | Christophe Fortin | UMP | Lawyer |
| 2021 | 2028 | 2021 | Incumbent | Joël Brunet | DVD | Mayor of Château-Gaillard |
| 2021 | 2028 | 2021 | Incumbent | Aurélie Petit | DVD | Adjunct mayor of Ambérieu-en-Bugey |

## Composition
### Composition prior to 2015

The canton of Ambérieu-en-Bugey consisted of 8 communes with a population of 22,151 in 2010.
List of communes in the canton of Ambérieu-en-Bugey prior to the cantonal realignment of 2014. :
| Name | Code INSEE | Postal Code | Area (km$^2$) | Population (2012) | Density (per km$^2$) |
| Ambérieu-en-Bugey (Seat) | 01004 | 01500 | 24.60 | 14,233 | 579 |
| L'Abergement-de-Varey | 01002 | 01640 | 9.15 | 235 | 26 |
| Ambronay | 01007 | 01500 | 33.55 | 2,437 | 73 |
| Bettant | 01041 | 01500 | 3.37 | 739 | 219 |
| Château-Gaillard | 01089 | 01500 | 16.06 | 1,881 | 117 |
| Douvres | 01149 | 01500 | 5.26 | 993 | 189 |
| Saint-Denis-en-Bugey | 01345 | 01500 | 2.61 | 2,178 | 834 |
| Saint-Maurice-de-Rémens | 01379 | 01500 | 10.35 | 724 | 70 |

### Composition since 2015

The new canton consists of 18 communes in their entirety:
List of 18 communes of the canton of Ambérieu-en-Bugey on 1 January 2021 :
| Name | Code INSEE | Intercommunality | Area (km$^2$) | Population (2018) | Density (per km$^2$) |
| Ambérieu-en-Bugey (Seat) | 01004 | Plaine de l'Ain | 24.60 | 14,204 | 577 |
| Ambronay | 01007 | Plaine de l'Ain | 33.55 | 2,763 | 82 |
| Ambutrix | 01008 | Plaine de l'Ain | 5.22 | 755 | 145 |
| Arandas | 01013 | Plaine de l'Ain | 14.10 | 144 | 10 |
| Argis | 01017 | Plaine de l'Ain | 7.84 | 450 | 57 |
| Bettant | 01041 | Plaine de l'Ain | 3.37 | 745 | 221 |
| Château-Gaillard | 01089 | Plaine de l'Ain | 16.06 | 2,195 | 137 |
| Cleyzieu | 01107 | Plaine de l'Ain | 7.82 | 135 | 17 |
| Conand | 01111 | Plaine de l'Ain | 15.28 | 128 | 8.4 |
| Douvres | 01149 | Plaine de l'Ain | 5.26 | 1,059 | 201 |
| L'Abergement-de-Varey | 01002 | Plaine de l'Ain | 9.15 | 253 | 28 |
| Nivollet-Montgriffon | 01277 | Plaine de l'Ain | 8.24 | 119 | 14 |
| Oncieu | 01279 | Plaine de l'Ain | 7.76 | 84 | 11 |
| Saint-Denis-en-Bugey | 01345 | Plaine de l'Ain | 2.61 | 2,288 | 877 |
| Saint-Maurice-de-Rémens | 01379 | Plaine de l'Ain | 10.35 | 758 | 73 |
| Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey | 01384 | Plaine de l'Ain | 28.55 | 2,228 | 78 |
| Torcieu | 01421 | Plaine de l'Ain | 10.72 | 728 | 68 |
| Vaux-en-Bugey | 01431 | Plaine de l'Ain | 8.22 | 1,221 | 149 |
| Canton d'Ambérieu-en-Bugey | 01 01 | | 218.70 | 30,257 | 138 |

## Pictures of the canton

| Albarine's river in Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey | Tower of the Saint-Denis-en-Bugey's castle | View of Oncieu |