Hautecourt-Romanèche | |
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Location of Hautecourt-Romanèche | |
  Hautecourt-Romanèche  Hautecourt-Romanèche | |
| Coordinates: 46°09′35″N 5°25′03″E / 46.1597°N 5.4175°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ain |
| Arrondissement | Bourg-en-Bresse |
| Canton | Saint-Étienne-du-Bois |
| Intercommunality | CA Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Marc Rochet[1] |
| Area 1 | 21.60 km2 (8.34 sq mi) |
| Population | 758 |
| • Density | 35/km2 (91/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 01184 /01250 |
| Elevation | 260–548 m (853–1,798 ft) (avg. 324 m or 1,063 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Hautecourt-Romanèche (French pronunciation: [otkuʁ ʁɔmanɛʃ]) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
The commune comprises many villages and hamlets including: Challes, Chambod, Hautecourt, Merlot, Perroi, Romaneche, Soiriat and Villette.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 446 | — |
| 1975 | 456 | +0.32% |
| 1982 | 549 | +2.69% |
| 1990 | 588 | +0.86% |
| 1999 | 676 | +1.56% |
| 2009 | 760 | +1.18% |
| 2014 | 793 | +0.85% |
| 2020 | 756 | −0.79% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Sights
The commune's biggest tourist attraction is the Island of Chambod which also has a camp site. There is also the Donjon de Buenc which used to be an outpost along the Savoy frontier. The village of Hautecourt is also home to a rare type of cave which is only accessed once every seven years so as not to disturb the many species that are indigenous to it.
Sports
The commune also has a football team who regularly play in Hautecourt in their home colours of purple.
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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