Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne

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Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne
Coat of arms of Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne
Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne (France)
Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Ain
Arrondissement Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne
Community association Val de Saone Center
Coordinates 46 ° 11 ′  N , 4 ° 49 ′  E Coordinates: 46 ° 11 ′  N , 4 ° 49 ′  E
height 167-223 m
surface 24.98 km 2
Residents 2,875 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 115 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 01140
INSEE code

Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne is a French commune with 2,875 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Ain in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Bourg-en-Bresse and the canton of Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne . The inhabitants are called Désidérien (ne) s .

geography

Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne is located on the Chalaronne , a small tributary of the Saône . Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Garnerans in the north, Illiat in the east, Saint-Étienne-sur-Chalaronne in the southeast, Mogneneins in the south, Dracé and Thoissey in the southwest, and Saint-Symphorien-d'Ancelles in the west as well La Chapelle-de-Guinchay in the northwest.

history

Around 538 the hermit Trivier already mentioned the village of Priscianum (Vicus) . This name lasted until the tenth century when it changed to Saint-Didier. Saint Desiderius von Vienne (French: Saint Didier ) stood in opposition to the Frankish queen Brunichild . She arranged for his banishment. After his further resistance, Brunichild had Desiderius imprisoned and stoned here.

In 1736 the county named Saint-Didier-de-Valin was established here.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
Residents 1,630 1,665 1,752 1,968 2,065 2,259 2,577 2,776

Attractions

  • Romanesque church, rebuilt in the 17th and 19th centuries
  • Old Mill
  • Challes and Vanans castles
  • Wash houses
  • Beehives from the 19th century

Personalities

Web links

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