Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne
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Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne | |
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Commune | |
Coordinates: 46°07′00″N 4°58′00″E / 46.1167°N 4.9667°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Ain |
Arrondissement | Bourg-en-Bresse |
Canton | Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne |
Intercommunality | Dombes |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Mathias[1] |
Area 1 | 17.86 km2 (6.90 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 5,059 |
• Density | 280/km2 (730/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 01093 /01400 |
Elevation | 215–274 m (705–899 ft) (avg. 225 m or 738 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne (French pronunciation: [ʃatijɔ̃ syʁ ʃalaʁɔn], literally Châtillon on Chalaronne) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
History
[edit]The town takes its name from a castle built around 1000 AD. It was formerly named Châtillon-les-Dombes.
Geography
[edit]The Chalaronne flows northwest through the commune and crosses the town. It flows into the Saône from the left, between Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne and Thoissey.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 2,678 | — |
1975 | 3,241 | +2.76% |
1982 | 3,518 | +1.18% |
1990 | 3,786 | +0.92% |
1999 | 4,137 | +0.99% |
2007 | 4,904 | +2.15% |
2012 | 4,957 | +0.22% |
2017 | 4,859 | −0.40% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Twin towns
[edit]- Wächtersbach (Germany)
- Colceag (Romania)
Personalities
[edit]- Saint Vincent de Paul: was curate of Châtillon and founded the Brotherhood of Charity (1617)
- Philibert Commerson: botanist, born in Châtillon in 1727
- Church
- Historic market hall
- Monument Vincent de Paul
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 26 July 2022 at the Wayback Machine, INSEE
External links
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne.
- Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne official website
- La Dombes and Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne
- Images by Paul C. Maurice