Oyonnax
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Location within Rhône-Alpes region  Oyonnax | ||
| Coordinates: 46°15′22″N 5°39′20″E / 46.2561°N 5.6556°ECoordinates: 46°15′22″N 5°39′20″E / 46.2561°N 5.6556°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Ain | |
| Arrondissement | Nantua | |
| Intercommunality | Oyonnax | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Michel Perraud (PR) | |
| Area1 | 35.99 km2 (13.90 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 23,114 | |
| • Density | 640/km2 (1,700/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 01283 / 01100 | |
| Elevation |
440–1,082 m (1,444–3,550 ft) (avg. 540 m or 1,770 ft) | |
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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. | ||
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Oyonnax (French pronunciation: [ɔjɔna]) is the second most populated commune in the Ain department in the Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. Its residents are known as Oyonnaxiens.
Oyonnax lies in a valley of the Jura Mountains in the far north of Ain. It is near the Parc naturel régional du Haut-Jura. The city is on the river Ange. Its prominence in the plastics industry has earned it the name Plastics Valley.
The town was awarded the Médaille de la Résistance on 16 June 1947.[1]
Transport
The town is served by the A404 autoroute.
Oyonnax railway station is located on the railway line between Montréal-la-Cluse and Andelot-en-Montagne.
Tourism
The town has a cultural centre, including cinemas, concert halls, and a "Museum of the Comb and of the Plastics Industry". Tourist activities include hiking, canoeing and cross-country skiing among the forests, hills and lakes of the area.
Sport
The city has a rugby union team, Oyonnax Rugby, that was promoted to the Division 1 Top 14 in 2013. The team plays at the Stade Charles-Mathon.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 1,099 | — |
| 1800 | 1,178 | +7.2% |
| 1806 | 1,275 | +8.2% |
| 1821 | 1,207 | −5.3% |
| 1831 | 1,974 | +63.5% |
| 1836 | 2,279 | +15.5% |
| 1841 | 2,593 | +13.8% |
| 1846 | 2,608 | +0.6% |
| 1851 | 3,245 | +24.4% |
| 1856 | 3,342 | +3.0% |
| 1861 | 3,501 | +4.8% |
| 1866 | 3,547 | +1.3% |
| 1872 | 3,272 | −7.8% |
| 1876 | 3,530 | +7.9% |
| 1881 | 3,847 | +9.0% |
| 1886 | 4,231 | +10.0% |
| 1891 | 4,461 | +5.4% |
| 1896 | 4,652 | +4.3% |
| 1901 | 6,140 | +32.0% |
| 1906 | 7,851 | +27.9% |
| 1911 | 9,557 | +21.7% |
| 1921 | 10,083 | +5.5% |
| 1926 | 11,617 | +15.2% |
| 1931 | 11,336 | −2.4% |
| 1936 | 10,166 | −10.3% |
| 1946 | 10,156 | −0.1% |
| 1954 | 11,773 | +15.9% |
| 1962 | 14,830 | +26.0% |
| 1968 | 19,777 | +33.4% |
| 1975 | 23,007 | +16.3% |
| 1982 | 22,739 | −1.2% |
| 1990 | 23,869 | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 24,162 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 23,114 | −4.3% |
Twin towns — Sister cities
Oyonnax is twinned with Eislingen/Fils, Germany since 2001.
Notable people
- Eric Barone (1960- , sportsman, beat the world speed record descending on a bicycle, both on snow and soil.
- Léger-Félicité Sonthonax (1763–1813), politician and abolitionist during the French Revolution
- Paul Collomb (1921-6 October 2010), painter
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Oyonnax. |
- Official website (in French)
- Oyonnax tourist office (in French)
- Traiteur Oyonnax (in French)
- Communauté de communes d'Oyonnax website
- Article about the "Plastics valley"
- 'Plastics vallée' (in French)
- 'Photos of Oyonnax'
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