Challex
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|   Challex | ||
| Location within Rhône-Alpes region    Challex | ||
| Coordinates: 46°10′53″N 5°58′33″E / 46.1814°N 5.9758°ECoordinates: 46°10′53″N 5°58′33″E / 46.1814°N 5.9758°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Ain | |
| Arrondissement | Gex | |
| Canton | Collonges | |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Gex | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Pierre Dumarest | |
| Area1 | 8.67 km2 (3.35 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 1,124 | |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 01078 / 01630 | |
| Elevation | 330–516 m (1,083–1,693 ft) (avg. 525 m or 1,722 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. | ||
Challex is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% | 
| 1793 | 614 | — | 
| 1800 | 674 | +9.8% | 
| 1806 | 587 | −12.9% | 
| 1821 | 468 | −20.3% | 
| 1831 | 535 | +14.3% | 
| 1836 | 619 | +15.7% | 
| 1841 | 640 | +3.4% | 
| 1846 | 626 | −2.2% | 
| 1851 | 630 | +0.6% | 
| 1856 | 638 | +1.3% | 
| 1861 | 603 | −5.5% | 
| 1866 | 702 | +16.4% | 
| 1872 | 614 | −12.5% | 
| 1876 | 656 | +6.8% | 
| 1881 | 682 | +4.0% | 
| 1886 | 701 | +2.8% | 
| 1891 | 607 | −13.4% | 
| 1896 | 598 | −1.5% | 
| 1901 | 636 | +6.4% | 
| 1906 | 568 | −10.7% | 
| 1911 | 534 | −6.0% | 
| 1921 | 614 | +15.0% | 
| 1926 | 655 | +6.7% | 
| 1931 | 658 | +0.5% | 
| 1936 | 570 | −13.4% | 
| 1946 | 491 | −13.9% | 
| 1954 | 473 | −3.7% | 
| 1962 | 479 | +1.3% | 
| 1968 | 545 | +13.8% | 
| 1975 | 712 | +30.6% | 
| 1982 | 817 | +14.7% | 
| 1990 | 967 | +18.4% | 
| 1999 | 1,057 | +9.3% | 
| 2008 | 1,124 | +6.3% | 
See also
References
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