Chalamont
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region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
Department | Ain | |
Arrondissement | Bourg-en-Bresse | |
Canton | Ceyzériat | |
Community association | Dombes | |
Coordinates | 46 ° 0 ′ N , 5 ° 10 ′ E | |
height | 269-330 m | |
surface | 32.88 km 2 | |
Residents | 2,451 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 75 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 01320 | |
INSEE code | 01074 | |
Website | http://www.mairie-chalamont.org/ |
Chalamont is a French commune with 2,451 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Ain in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It was the capital of the canton of Chalamont until the reorganization of the French cantons in 2015 and then became the canton of Ceyzériat in the arrondissement of Bourg-en-Bresse .
geography
The municipality of Chalamont is located in the forest and lake landscape of the Bresse , about 25 kilometers south of Bourg-en-Bresse . The river Veyle rises to the east of the city .
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
Residents | 1,184 | 1,199 | 1,307 | 1,415 | 1,476 | 1,658 | 2.012 | 2.406 |
Sources: Cassini and INSEE |
Architectural monuments
See: List of Monuments historiques in Chalamont
Web links
Commons : Chalamont - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Official website of the city (French)
- Dombes / Chalamont.htm History of the city (French)