Bolozon
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Ain | |
| Arrondissement | Nantua | |
| Canton | Pont d'Ain | |
| Community association | Haut-Bugey agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 12 ′ N , 5 ° 28 ′ E | |
| height | 261-673 m | |
| surface | 4.92 km 2 | |
| Residents | 89 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 18 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 01450 | |
| INSEE code | 01051 | |
 Viaduc de Cize-Bolozon |
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Bolozon is a small commune with 654 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Ain in the Région Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Nantua and the canton of Pont-d'Ain .
geography
The municipality is located in the southern Jura , around 20 kilometers east of the city of Bourg-en-Bresse . Neighboring municipalities are Matafelon-Granges in the north, Sonthonnax-la-Montagne in the north-east and east, Leyssard in the south-east, Serrières-sur-Ain in the south, Hautecourt-Romanèche in the south-west, Cize in the west and Corveissiat in the north-west. Bolozon is located on the left bank of the Ain River , at the southern end of the Gorges de l'Ain gorge . The Ruisseau de Sous-Bief brook flows into the river at the municipal capital .
Transport links
In the north-western municipality there is a narrow bend in the river, over which a railway line runs - largely underground - and spans the Ain with the Viaduc de Cize-Bolozon . This railway line was modernized from 2005 to 2010 for TGV traffic from Paris to Geneva . To the east of the viaduct is the Cize-Bolozon train station , where TER trains stop. The station consists of two tracks on a central platform so that trains can cross each other.
Population development
| year | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 112 | 84 | 94 | 93 | 94 | 99 | 92 |
Attractions
- Cize Bolozon Viaduct
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Renaissance of the Carpathian Railway ( Memento from February 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Photos of the Cize-Bolozon train station ( Memento of the original dated February 3, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on ligneduhautbugey.fr
