Arbent (French pronunciation: [aʁbɑ̃]) is a commune in the department of Ain in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France.

[3] The commune of Arbent is in the extreme north of the department of Ain at the northern edge of the Upper Bugey.

It is also accessed by road D31 from Oyonnax in the south which intersects the termination of the A404 and continues to Dortan in the north-west.

[4] The Ruisseau de Merdanson rises in the south of the commune and joins with the Ruisseau de Col du Lary flowing north then west through the village then west and north to join the Bienne river.

A railway station previously existed in the town but the proximity of Oyonnax caused disinterest and it closed.

It can accommodate helicopters and business aircraft but is mostly used by the Jean Coutty Aeroclub[6] for leisure and pilot training.

[7] It may also be noted that 3.4% of the population of the commune are people with free accommodation while at the level of the whole of France the average percentage is 4.9%.

The newspaper Le Progrès publishes a local edition for the communes of Upper Bugey.

It appears from Monday to Sunday and discusses various news, sporting, and cultural events at the local, national, and international levels.

The newspaper La Voix de l'Ain is a weekly publication offering local information for different regions of the department of Ain.