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    February 1330, when she was secured Bourg, Treffort, Coligny, Jasseron, Trivier, Pont-de-Vesle and Pontdevaux in Bresse; she was also granted a house in...
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    Jasseron (French pronunciation: [ʒasʁɔ̃]; Occitan: Jâsseron) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. It is located 7 km (4.3 mi) east of...
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    Certines Château de Grilly in Grilly Château de Groslée in Groslée Château d' Honoré d' Urfé in Virieu-le-Grand Château de Jasseron in Jasseron Domaine de Joyeux...
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    (château), built 1758–66, now owned and administered by the Centre des monuments nationaux (an arm of the French Ministry of Culture). The chateau includes...
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    On its territory is the Bugey nuclear power plant as well as the Plaine de l'Ain industrial park . The town is located in the small region of the Ain...
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    Cathedral, also known as the church of Notre-Dame (Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Bourg-en-Bresse), which dates back to the 16th century, has a façade...
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    motte castrale Poype de la Roussière has been listed as monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture since 1989. The Château de Montribloud a castle...
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    Château-Gaillard (French pronunciation: [ʃɑto ɡajaʁ]) is a commune in the eastern French department of Ain. The river Albarine forms most of the commune's...
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    Abrets exit a few kilometers south of the commune. Château de la Barre Ruins of the feudal Château de Cordon Stone bridge over the Rhône Memorial to deported...
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    Pérouges (category Plus Beaux Villages de France)
    popular tourist attraction, recognized as one of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France. According to the archaeological findings, humans have been present...
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    and a ski club. Other places of interest include the remains of the château de Rossillon, a church (reconstructed around 1830), the Crozet forest, and...
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    Illiat Injoux-Génissiat Innimond Izenave Izernore Izieu Jassans-Riottier Jasseron Jayat Journans Joyeux Jujurieux Labalme Lagnieu Laiz Lantenay Lapeyrouse...
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    Communauté de communes Bresse et Saône Communauté de communes Bugey Sud Communauté de communes de la Côtière à Montluel Communauté de communes de la Dombes...
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    L'Abergement-de-Varey (French pronunciation: [labɛʁʒəmɑ̃ də vaʁɛ] ) is a commune in the department of Ain in eastern France. The commune is located in...
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    except for the choir which is Gothic. Some ruins from the small fortified château (from 13th century) are still visible in Flies. Gallo-Roman sepulchres...
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    Pont-de-Veyle (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃ də vɛl], literally Bridge of Veyle) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. The Veyle flows west...
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    H5N1 in France. Old farms typical of the region. The nineteenth century Château de Joyeux. Communes of the Ain department Dombes "Répertoire national des...
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    Nicod. Other sites of interest The Château des Echelles (19th century) in the Vareille district. The remains of the Chateau of Saint-Germain, a medieval castle...
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    Illiat Injoux-Génissiat Innimond Izenave Izernore Izieu Jassans-Riottier Jasseron Jayat Journans Joyeux Jujurieux Labalme Lagnieu Laiz Lantenay Lapeyrouse...
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    Gex, Ain (redirect from Cluse de Gex)
    captured by Savoy, and the pays de Gex was incorporated into the Savoyard state for nearly two centuries. The pays de Gex was invaded in 1536 by the Canton...
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    Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. It is best known for its Château de Pont-d'Ain (Castle of Pont-d'Ain) on the right bank of the Ain River,...
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    the French Résistance occurred here on 11 November 1943, when the Maquis de l'Ain et du Haut-Jura defied the German occupiers to hold an 11 November parade...
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    Massignieu-de-Rives (French pronunciation: [masiɲø də ʁiv]) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Communes of the Ain department "Répertoire...
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    des Grands Chênes, École de la Bretonnière, École ALICE, and the intercommunal École Jean de la Fontaine (operated by SIVOM de l'Est Gessien of Ferney-Voltaire)...
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    at the château, which was occupied by the German troops. The next day, the remaining inhabitants were rounded up and gathered in the château while the...
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    region in Eastern France. The commune of Nantua comprises the glacial Lac de Nantua. Located in the Haut-Bugey historical region, among the southern foothills...
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    (86 °F) and air frosts are common. The town is famed for its cheese, la Tome de Belley, also known as Chevret or still "Le pavé d'Affinois". It is also at...
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    festival every summer, centred on its tiny theatre and the Domaine de Divonne. The Château of Divonne, now a luxury hotel, suffered a serious fire in January...
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    Illiat Injoux-Génissiat Innimond Izenave Izernore Izieu Jassans-Riottier Jasseron Jayat Journans Joyeux Jujurieux Labalme Lagnieu Laiz Lantenay Lapeyrouse...
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    Saint-André-de-Bâgé (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿ɑ̃dʁe də baʒe]) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Communes of the Ain department...
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