La Chapelle-du-Châtelard

La Chapelle-du-Châtelard
La Chapelle-du-Châtelard

Coordinates: 46°04′11″N 5°01′34″E / 46.0697°N 5.0261°E / 46.0697; 5.0261Coordinates: 46°04′11″N 5°01′34″E / 46.0697°N 5.0261°E / 46.0697; 5.0261
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Ain
Arrondissement Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton Villars-les-Dombes
Intercommunality Centre Dombes
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Cyrille Rimaud
Area1 13.37 km2 (5.16 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 309
  Density 23/km2 (60/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 01085 / 01240
Elevation 236–285 m (774–935 ft)
(avg. 266 m or 873 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.

La Chapelle-du-Châtelard is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Geography

The Chalaronne forms the commune's southeastern border, flows northwest through the northern part of the commune, then forms part of its northwestern border.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793312    
1800200−35.9%
1806284+42.0%
1821358+26.1%
1831283−20.9%
1836313+10.6%
1841272−13.1%
1846326+19.9%
1851345+5.8%
1856385+11.6%
1861411+6.8%
1866447+8.8%
1876392−12.3%
1881364−7.1%
1886422+15.9%
1891418−0.9%
1896411−1.7%
1901406−1.2%
1906375−7.6%
1911384+2.4%
1921338−12.0%
1926325−3.8%
1931304−6.5%
1936309+1.6%
1946375+21.4%
1954304−18.9%
1962237−22.0%
1968210−11.4%
1975202−3.8%
1982242+19.8%
1990247+2.1%
1999263+6.5%
2008309+17.5%

See also

References

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