Chaneins

Chaneins
region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton	Villars-les-Dombes
Community association	Dombes
Coordinates	46 ° 6 ′  N , 4 ° 51 ′  E Coordinates: 46 ° 6 ′  N , 4 ° 51 ′  E
height	206-283 m
surface	12.63 km 2
Residents	910 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	72 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	01990
INSEE code	01083
Town Hall (Mairie) of Chaneins

Chaneins is a French municipality with 910 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Ain department in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the arrondissement of Bourg-en-Bresse and the canton of Villars-les-Dombes (until 2015: canton of Saint-Trivier-sur-Moignans ). The inhabitants are called the Chaneinois .

geography

Chaneins is located about 37 kilometers north of Lyon on the western edge of the Dombes landscape, rich in lakes . Chaneins is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Valeins in the north, Baneins in the northeast, Saint-Trivier-sur-Moignans in the south and east, Amareins-Francheleins-Cesseins in the south and southwest, Montceaux in the west and Peyzieux-sur-Saône in the northwest.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2013
Residents	370	411	376	420	478	560	833	847
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Notre-Dame-en-Dombes church

• Notre-Dame-en-Dombes church
• Saint-Antoine chapel
• Chaillouvres Castle from the 12th century

Web links

Commons : Chaneins  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files