Cerdon, Ain

Cerdon
Coat of arms
Cerdon
Location within Rhône-Alpes region  Cerdon
Coordinates: 46°04′53″N 5°28′00″E / 46.0814°N 5.4667°ECoordinates: 46°04′53″N 5°28′00″E / 46.0814°N 5.4667°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Nantua
Canton	Poncin
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Sylvie Goy-Chavent (PR)
Area^1	12.30 km^2 (4.75 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	766
• Density	62/km^2 (160/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	01068 / 01450
Elevation	286–992 m (938–3,255 ft) (avg. 300 m or 980 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Cerdon is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

It is known for its pink sparkling wine, and for its copper factory, the only one of its kind in France. The 'Cuiverie'(copper factory) closed in 2010

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	1,457	—
1800	1,388	−4.7%
1806	1,490	+7.3%
1821	1,470	−1.3%
1831	1,745	+18.7%
1836	1,729	−0.9%
1841	1,837	+6.2%
1846	1,817	−1.1%
1851	1,782	−1.9%
1856	1,782	+0.0%
1861	1,770	−0.7%
1866	1,650	−6.8%
1872	1,585	−3.9%
1876	1,593	+0.5%
1881	1,538	−3.5%
1886	1,526	−0.8%
1891	1,430	−6.3%
1896	1,390	−2.8%
1901	1,352	−2.7%
1906	1,300	−3.8%
1911	1,147	−11.8%
1921	1,024	−10.7%
1926	1,009	−1.5%
1931	921	−8.7%
1936	870	−5.5%
1946	736	−15.4%
1954	653	−11.3%
1962	709	+8.6%
1968	724	+2.1%
1975	652	−9.9%
1982	647	−0.8%
1990	672	+3.9%
1999	672	+0.0%
2008	766	+14.0%

Sights

• The Copper factory
• The caves (Grottes du Cerdon)
• Monument to the Maquis of Ain
• Fantasticable

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Cuivrerie de Cerdon
• Grottes du Cerdon
• Fantasticable