Chalamont
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Chalamont | |
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Commune | |
 Town hall | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Chalamont  | |
  Chalamont  Chalamont | |
| Coordinates: 45°59′47″N 5°10′19″E / 45.9964°N 5.1719°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ain |
| Arrondissement | Bourg-en-Bresse |
| Canton | Ceyzériat |
| Intercommunality | Dombes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bruno Charvieux[1] |
| Area 1 | 32.88 km2 (12.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,559 |
| • Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 01074 /01320 |
| Elevation | 269–330 m (883–1,083 ft) (avg. 285 m or 935 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Chalamont (French pronunciation: [ʃalamɔ̃]) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
Geography
[edit]Chalamont is located in the Dombes, 10 kilometres (6 mi) north of Meximieux, and occupies the highest point on the Dombes plateau.
The Veyle has its source in the western part of the commune, in the Magnenet pond.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,199 | — |
| 1975 | 1,307 | +1.24% |
| 1982 | 1,415 | +1.14% |
| 1990 | 1,476 | +0.53% |
| 1999 | 1,658 | +1.30% |
| 2007 | 2,093 | +2.96% |
| 2012 | 2,402 | +2.79% |
| 2017 | 2,451 | +0.40% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
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
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