Pont-d'Ain

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Pont-d'Ain
Pont d'En (Arpitan)
Pont-d'Ain Town Hall
Pont-d'Ain Town Hall
Coat of arms of Pont-d'Ain
Location of Pont-d'Ain
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Pont-d'Ain is located in France
Pont-d'Ain
Pont-d'Ain
Pont-d'Ain is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Pont-d'Ain
Pont-d'Ain
Coordinates: 46°03′00″N 5°20′00″E / 46.05°N 5.3333°E / 46.05; 5.3333
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAin
ArrondissementNantua
CantonPont-d'Ain
IntercommunalityRives de l'Ain - Pays du Cerdon
Government
 • Mayor (2023–2026) Vincent Bourdeauducq[1]
Area
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11.22 km2 (4.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,871
 • Density260/km2 (660/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
01304 /01160
Elevation232–314 m (761–1,030 ft)
(avg. 246 m or 807 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pont-d'Ain (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃ dɛ̃]; Arpitan: Pont d'En, also Lo Pont d'En; lit. "Bridge of Ain") is a commune in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France.

It is best known for its Château de Pont-d'Ain (Castle of Pont-d'Ain) on the right bank of the Ain River, a monument historique since 2004. It was built in the 14th century, before it was refurbished and reorganised a number of times.[3]

Transport

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Pont-d'Ain is served by Pont-d'Ain station on the Mâcon–Ambérieu railway, operated by the SNCF.

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,069—    
1821 1,140+0.23%
1846 1,303+0.54%
1872 1,444+0.40%
1901 1,722+0.61%
1926 1,507−0.53%
1946 1,048−1.80%
1962 1,824+3.52%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,972+1.31%
1975 2,266+2.01%
1982 2,224−0.27%
1990 2,258+0.19%
1999 2,307+0.24%
2009 2,571+1.09%
2014 2,801+1.73%
2020 2,904+0.60%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968–2020)[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ (in French) "Ancien château" Archived 18 August 2023 at the Wayback Machine, pop.culture.gouv.fr.
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Pont-d'Ain, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 20 December 2023 at the Wayback Machine, INSEE.