Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey

History

The commune takes its name from St Rambert (or Ragnebert) who was assassinated here in the 7th century. The site soon became popular for pilgrimage and an influential abbey was built in the town.

Geography

The river Albarine flows southwest through the commune. Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey station has rail connections to Lyon, Ambérieu-en-Bugey and Chambéry. Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey is . The average annual rainfall is with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey was on 13 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 5 February 2012.

Most-observed species

• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,646
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,644
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,209
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,173
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,143
• European Robin

  Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,128
• Eurasian Blackcap

  Sylvia atricapilla (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  921
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  797

Most recent

• M 3.3 — 2025-05-06
  8 km W of Chapareillan, France
• M 3.3 — 2022-09-25
  7 km ESE of Ar?ches-la-Frasse, France
• M 4.5 — 2022-03-12
  3 km S of Faverges, France
• M 3.2 — 2017-11-17
  10 km NNE of Saint-Rémy-de-Maurienne, France
• M 3.4 — 2013-04-06
  1 km SSW of Poisy, France
• M 2.8 — 2008-12-30
  4 km NW of Aime, France