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Arrondissement Of Nantua
The arrondissement of Nantua is an arrondissement of France in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It has 62 communes. Its population is 93,404 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Nantua, and their INSEE codes, are: # Apremont (01011) # Arbent (01014) # Béard-Géovreissiat (01170) # Belleydoux (01035) # Bellignat (01031) # Billiat (01044) # Bolozon (01051) # Boyeux-Saint-Jérôme (01056) # Brénod (01060) # Brion (01063) # Ceignes (01067) # Cerdon (01068) # Challes-la-Montagne (01077) # Champfromier (01081) # Chanay (01082) # Charix (01087) # Chevillard (01101) # Condamine (01112) # Confort (01114) # Dortan (01148) # Échallon (01152) # Géovreisset (01171) # Giron (01174) # Groissiat (01181) # Injoux-Génissiat (01189) # Izenave (01191) # Izernore (01192) # Jujurieux (01199) # Labalme (01200) # Lantenay (01206) # Leyssard (01214) # Maillat (01228) # Martignat (01237) # Matafelon-Granges (0124 ...
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Nantua
Nantua (; Arpitan: ''Nantuat'') is a commune in and subprefecture of the Ain département in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 3,454. The commune of Nantua comprises the glacial Lac de Nantua. Located in the Haut-Bugey historical region, among the southern foothills of the Jura Mountains, it is famous for its fresh-water fish and crayfish. History The town grew up around a Benedictine monastery founded in 671 by Amandus and the church of St Peter where the body of Charles the Bald was initially buried. The priory of Nantua was sacked and burned in 1230 by Stephen I of Thoire-Villars.Eugene L. Cox, ''The Eagles of Savoy'', (Princeton University Press, 1974), 17-18. Boniface of Savoy was selected prior in 1232. In 1944, a hundred men were arrested and deported and the local French Secret Army leader was shot dead by the Nazis in response to French resistance activities.Matthew Cobbs, ''The Resistance'', p. 181 Demographics C ...
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Brion, Ain
Brion () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.Commune de Brion (01063)
INSEE The name comes from the Latin word ''Bria'' meaning ''fortress'', and it is home to a ruined castle. has rail connections to Bourg-en-Bresse and Oyonnax.


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Communes of the Ain department The following is a list of the 393 communes of the Ain department of France. The communes cooperate i ...
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Giron, Ain
Giron () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Geography Climate Giron has a oceanic climate An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate, is the humid temperate climate sub-type in Köppen classification ''Cfb'', typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of continents, generally featuring cool summers and mild winters ( ... ( Köppen climate classification ''Cfb''). The average annual temperature in Giron is . The average annual rainfall is with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Giron was on 13 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 12 January 1987. Population See also * Communes of the Ain department References Communes of Ain Ain communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Ain-geo-stub ...
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Géovreisset
Géovreisset () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Ain department The following is a list of the 393 communes of the Ain department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Ain Ain communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Ain-geo-stub ...
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Échallon
Échallon () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Ain department The following is a list of the 393 communes of the Ain department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Ain Ain communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Ain-geo-stub ...
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Dortan
Dortan () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Besides the village of Dortan itself, the commune includes the hamlets of Uffel, Vouais, Bonaz, Emondeau, Sénissiat and Maissiat. The population was 1,845 in 2014. History This area was settled in the first century AD by the Sequani, a Gallic people. It was on a route used by the Romans and by the seventh century, the Abbaye de Saint-Claude had been established nearby and the area was evangelized. During the feudal period in the ninth century, the counts were Lambert and Geoffroy de Dortenc, and twenty generations of these seignieres followed. The Château de Dortan was built in the fifteenth century as a replacement for the original twelfth century building. It was attacked on many occasions, including by Cardinal Richelieu in 1637. The last of the de Dortenc lineage was Jean-François de Dortenc, who died in 1708. He had committed various misdeeds and his successor sold the château to Pierre Gaulthier, adviser an ...
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Confort
Confort () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Ain department The following is a list of the 393 communes of the Ain department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Ain Ain communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Ain-geo-stub ...
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Condamine, Ain
Condamine () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac .... Population See also * Communes of the Ain department References Communes of Ain Ain communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Ain-geo-stub ...
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Chevillard, Ain
Chevillard is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Ain department The following is a list of the 393 communes of the Ain department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Ain Ain communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Ain-geo-stub ...
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Charix
Charix () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac .... Population See also * Communes of the Ain department References External links Gazetteer Entry Communes of Ain Ain communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Ain-geo-stub ...
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Chanay
Chanay () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Ain department The following is a list of the 393 communes of the Ain department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Ain Ain communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Ain-geo-stub ...
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Champfromier
Champfromier () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Ain department The following is a list of the 393 communes of the Ain department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Ain Ain communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Ain-geo-stub ...
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