Saint-Jean-de-Niost

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Saint-Jean-de-Niost
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Jean-de-Niost
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Coordinates: 45°50′27″N 5°13′08″E / 45.8408°N 05.2189°E / 45.8408; 05.2189
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Belley
Canton	Lagnieu
Intercommunality	Plaine de l'Ain
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Béatrice Dalmaz[1]
Area 1	14.19 km2 (5.48 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	1,826
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	01361 /01800
Elevation	193–242 m (633–794 ft) (avg. 220 m or 720 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Jean-de-Niost (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ də njɔst]) 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.