Bourg-Saint-Christophe

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Bourg-Saint-Christophe
Coat of arms of Bourg-Saint-Christophe
Bourg-Saint-Christophe (France)
Bourg-Saint-Christophe
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Ain
Arrondissement Belley
Canton Meximieux
Community association Plaine de l'Ain
Coordinates 45 ° 53 '  N , 5 ° 10'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 53 '  N , 5 ° 10'  E
height 207-305 m
surface 8.98 km 2
Residents 1,366 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 152 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 01800
INSEE code

Former town hall ( Mairie ) and school of Bourg-Saint-Christophe

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Bourg-Saint-Christophe is a French commune with 1,366 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Ain department of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement Belley and the canton Meximieux . The inhabitants are called bourtoirs .

geography

Bourg-Saint-Christophe is about 25 kilometers east-northeast of Lyon . Bourg-Saint-Christophe is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Faramans in the north and north-west, Pérouges in the east and north-east, Béligneux in the south and south-west and Bressolles in the west and south-west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2017
Residents 474 489 515 659 716 824 1035 1366
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Saint-Christophe Church
  • Saint-Christophe Church
  • Ruins of the Notre-Dame-de-Lorette chapel
  • Castle ruins

Web links

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