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Beauregard, Ain

Coordinates: 46°00′10″N 4°45′07″E / 46.00274804°N 4.75199214°E / 46.00274804; 4.75199214
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Beauregard
The town hall of Beauregard
The town hall of Beauregard
Location of Beauregard
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Beauregard is located in France
Beauregard
Beauregard
Beauregard is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Beauregard
Beauregard
Coordinates: 46°00′10″N 4°45′07″E / 46.00274804°N 4.75199214°E / 46.00274804; 4.75199214
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAin
ArrondissementBourg-en-Bresse
CantonTrévoux
IntercommunalityPorte ouest de la Dombes
Government
 • Mayor (2008-2014) Maryse Decote
Area
1
0.94 km2 (0.36 sq mi)
Population
 (1999)
829
 • Density880/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
01030 /01480
Elevation168–240 m (551–787 ft)
(avg. 180 m or 590 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Beauregard is a commune. It is found in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in the Ain department in the east of France. In 2009, 869 people lived in the commune. The inhabitants are the Beauregardiens. The most important monuments in the commune are the Château de Beauregard, a feudal castle rebuilt in the 19th century, the Saint-François-D'Assise church, listed as a monument historique, and the Beauregard suspension bridge from the 19th century, also listed as a monument historique. Famous people from Beauregard include Victor Vermorel, an author (he wrote books about wine) and politician in the 19th and 20th centuries.