Saint-Jean-de-Niost
Encyclopedia
Saint-Jean-de-Niost is a commune
in the Ain
department in eastern France
.
It lies on the edge of the Ain plain between Meximieux
and Saint-Maurice-de-Gourdans
.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Ain
Ain
Ain is a department named after the Ain River on the eastern edge of France. Being part of the region Rhône-Alpes and bordered by the rivers Saône and Rhône, the department of Ain enjoys a privileged geographic situation...
department in eastern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
It lies on the edge of the Ain plain between Meximieux
Meximieux
Meximieux is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.-Geography:Located 35 km north east of Lyon and 10 km from Ambérieu-en-Bugey, the town is where the Dombes plateau meets the plain of the Ain River. Historically, Meximieux was part of the former province of Bresse...
and Saint-Maurice-de-Gourdans
Saint-Maurice-de-Gourdans
Saint-Maurice-de-Gourdans is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.-Population:-References:*...
.