Châtenay, Ain

Châtenay
Châtenay

Coordinates: 46°02′03″N 5°12′07″E / 46.0342°N 5.202°E / 46.0342; 5.202Coordinates: 46°02′03″N 5°12′07″E / 46.0342°N 5.202°E / 46.0342; 5.202
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Ain
Arrondissement Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton Chalamont
Intercommunality Chalamont
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Denis Di Marino
Area1 14.95 km2 (5.77 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 337
  Density 23/km2 (58/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 01090 / 01320
Elevation 272–317 m (892–1,040 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.

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

Geography

The Veyle flows north through the middle of the commune and forms part of its northern border.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793447    
1800137−69.4%
1806387+182.5%
1821361−6.7%
1831353−2.2%
1836392+11.0%
1841410+4.6%
1846447+9.0%
1851420−6.0%
1856394−6.2%
1861389−1.3%
1866430+10.5%
1872435+1.2%
1876429−1.4%
1881407−5.1%
1886463+13.8%
1891476+2.8%
1896461−3.2%
1901417−9.5%
1906429+2.9%
1911405−5.6%
1921369−8.9%
1926350−5.1%
1931331−5.4%
1936326−1.5%
1946304−6.7%
1954297−2.3%
1962252−15.2%
1968249−1.2%
1975225−9.6%
1982266+18.2%
1990276+3.8%
1999308+11.6%
2008337+9.4%

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