High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Saint-André-le-Bouchoux is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. The river Irance, at tributary of the lake Grand Romans, runs through the town. In 1836, the community was considered one of the poorest in France. It has gained wealth since, though. Today, most of the town revolves around restaurants, farms, and crafts. Its most historic monument is the church, designed in the Roman style in the 11th century and redisigned in the 15th. 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. It has an excellent transport network (TGV, highways) and benefits from the proximity to the international airports of Lyon and Geneva.