Arandas (Ain)
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Ain | |
| Arrondissement | Belley | |
| Canton | Ambérieu-en-Bugey | |
| Community association | Plaine de l'Ain | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 54 ' N , 5 ° 29' E | |
| height | 455-939 m | |
| surface | 14.10 km 2 | |
| Residents | 144 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 10 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 01230 | |
| INSEE code | 01013 | |
 Mayor's Office ( Mairie ) of Arandas |
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Arandas is a commune of 144 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Ain in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the canton of Ambérieu-en-Bugey in the Belley arrondissement .
geography
Arandas is located at 724 m , 22 kilometers northwest of Belley and about 50 kilometers east-northeast of the city of Lyon (as the crow flies). The village extends in the southeast of the Bugey landscape on a plateau on the southeastern edge of the Cluse des Hôpitaux , a gorge that cuts through the southern Jura from northwest to southeast. The boundaries of the 14.10 km 2 municipality largely follow the edges of the up to 600 m deep valleys of the Cluse des Hôpitaux and the Câline . The plateau around Arandas is cultivated with fields, only their edges are forested. Due to the karst subsoil, there are no springs or flowing waters on the community floor.
The district of Ville d'en Haut and the hamlets of Chantigneux ( 610 m ), Indrieux ( 670 m ) and Le Gabrion ( 645 m ) in the north-western part of the municipality belong to Arandas . The neighboring municipalities are Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey and Argis in the north, Tenay and La Burbanche in the east, Ordonnaz in the south and Conand in the west.
history
The place Arandas was first mentioned in the 7th century under the name Arandatus . In the Middle Ages it belonged to the lands of the powerful Benedictine Abbey of Saint-Rambert . Their territory, raised to margraviate in 1576 , came to France with the Treaty of Lyon in 1601. Arandas was separated from Conand in 1865, which was raised to an independent municipality.
Attractions
The parish church of Saint Pierre von Arandas was built in 1214 as a Romanesque hall church , but was fundamentally changed in 1874. The vault with the round arches is still preserved from the Romanesque building, while the tower and choir were erected at opposite points, so that the orientation of the church was reversed.
population
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 169 | 143 | 140 | 145 | 128 | 135 | 155 | 144 |
With 144 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), Arandas is one of the small communities in the Ain department. Due to its remoteness, the village recorded a significant population decline during the 20th century due to strong emigration (in 1901 there were still 445 inhabitants). Since the beginning of the 1970s the population has remained at an almost constant level. The local residents of Arandas are called Arandassien (ne) s in French .
Economy and Infrastructure
Arandas was a predominantly agricultural and forestry village well into the 20th century . Even today, the residents live mainly from their work in the first sector.
The village is located away from the larger thoroughfares. The main access is from Saint-Rambert or Argis on the D1504 departmental road through the Cluse des Hôpitaux. Another road connection is with Ordonnaz.
There is a state elementary school ( école élémentaire ) in Arandas .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ É. Philipon: Dictionnaire Topographique du Département de l'Ain . Imprimerie Nationale, 1911, p. 12 (French, online [PDF; accessed January 4, 2014]).
- ↑ a b Arandas - notice communal. In: cassini.ehess.fr. Retrieved on March 20, 2014 (French, INSEE population from 1968 ).
- ↑ French Statistics Institute ( www.insee.fr )