Pont d'Ain
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Ain | |
| Arrondissement | Nantua | |
| Canton | Pont d'Ain | |
| Community association | Rives de l'Ain-Pays du Cerdon | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 3 ' N , 5 ° 20' E | |
| height | 232-314 m | |
| surface | 11.22 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,964 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 264 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 01160 | |
| INSEE code | 01304 | |
| Website | www.pontdain.fr | |
 The castle of Pont-d'Ain |
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Pont-d'Ain is a French commune with 2,964 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Ain in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes ; administratively it belongs to the Arrondissement of Nantua .
geography
Pont-d'Ain is located 23 kilometers south-east of Bourg-en-Bresse at the confluence of the Suran in the river Ain , which enters the flat landscape of the Dombes from the Jura foothills .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
| Residents | 1824 | 1972 | 2266 | 2224 | 2258 | 2309 | 2459 | 2914 |
Architectural monuments
See: List of Monuments historiques in Pont-d'Ain
traffic
Pont-d'Ain has access to the A42 Autoroute , the city center is only about one kilometer from the exit. The Pont-d'Ain station is served by the TER Rhône-Alpes local trains and connects the municipality with Bourg-en-Bresse and Ambérieu .
Personalities
- Luise of Savoy (1476–1531), mother of King Franz I.
- Henri Stoffel (1883–1972), racing car driver
- Dominique Bathenay (born 1954), football player
Web links
Commons : Pont-d'Ain - collection of images, videos and audio files
