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Ain
Coat of arms of the Ain department
Location
Administration
Department number:01
Region: Rhône-Alpes
Prefecture:Bourg-en-Bresse
Subprefectures:Belley
Gex
Nantua
Arrondissements:4
Cantons:43
Communes:419
President of the General Council:Charles de la Verpillière
Statistics
PopulationRanked 48th
 -1999515,270
Population density:89/km
Land area:5762 km
French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km.
Ain (IPA: [ɛ̃]; Arpitan: En) is a department named after the Ain River on the eastern edge of France in the region of Rhône-Alpes (Rôno-Arpes) bordering Switzerland. The Department number of Ain is 01.

History

The department is one of the 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from four former provinces: Bresse (Brêsse), Bugey (Bugê), Dombes (Domba) , and Gex, and part of a fifth: Franc-Lyonnais.

As early as the 13th century inhabitants spoke a distinctive dialect of the Arpitan language called Bressan. It continued to be spoken frequentlyin rural areas of Ain into the 20th century. It is still spoken today but not on an everyday basis.

The area was originally part of the ancient kingdom of Burgundy, before it was ceded to France by the dukes of Savoy in 1601. From 1798 to 1814, Gex was separated and became part of the department of Léman. Six communes of the southwest were separated from Ain in 1967 and became part of the Urban Community of Lyon.

Geography

The department is divided north-south by the Ain River. The west consists of plains and low plateaus. The east is more mountainous, consisting of the southern extension of the Jura mountains. The highest elevation in the department (and in the Jura mountains) is the Crêt de la Neige (1720 m).

Ain is surrounded by the French department of Jura, Saône-et-Loire, Rhône, Isère, Savoie, and Haute-Savoie. On the east, it borders the Swiss cantons of Geneva and Vaud.

Towns

The following are the principal towns:

Rivers

In addition to the Ain River, the following rivers flow through the department:

Demographics

The department has no large city, and the population is distributed over a network of smaller towns. The population decreased slightly in the second half of the 19th century because of urbanization, and even more markedly during World War I. It began to increase again after World War II, partly due to the expansion of the suburbs of Lyon and Geneva. From 1968 to 1999, the population increased from 339,262 to 515,270.

Tourism

Two of the major tourist attractions are Voltaire's estate at Ferney-Voltaire and the Shrine of John Vianney at Ars-sur-Formans.

The department also offers great chances to explore nature, on foot, on a bicycle, or on horseback. Its rivers and lakes provide many opportunities for water sports of all kinds.

The northeast of the département, the Pays de Gex has numerous ski resorts and panoramic views of the Alps, including the Mont Blanc.

The Parc Naturel Régional du Haut Jura is a natural reserve with high mountain passes.

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Departments of France
Ain • Aisne • Allier • Alpes-de-Haute-Provence • Hautes-Alpes • Alpes-Maritimes • Ardche • Ardennes • Arige • Aube • Aude • Aveyron • Bouches-du-Rhne • Calvados • Cantal • Charente • Charente-Maritime • Cher • Corrze • Corse-du-Sud • Haute-Corse • Cte-d'Or • Ctes-d'Armor • Creuse • Dordogne • Doubs • Drme • Eure • Eure-et-Loir • Finistre • Gard • Haute-Garonne • Gers • Gironde • Hrault • Ille-et-Vilaine • Indre • Indre-et-Loire • Isre • Jura • Landes • Loir-et-Cher • Loire • Haute-Loire • Loire-Atlantique • Loiret • Lot • Lot-et-Garonne • Lozre • Maine-et-Loire • Manche • Marne • Haute-Marne • Mayenne • Meurthe-et-Moselle • Meuse • Morbihan • Moselle • Nivre • Nord • Oise • Orne • Pas-de-Calais • Puy-de-Dme • Pyrnes-Atlantiques • Hautes-Pyrnes • Pyrnes-Orientales • Bas-Rhin • Haut-Rhin • Rhne • Haute-Sane • Sane-et-Loire • Sarthe • Savoie • Haute-Savoie • Paris • Seine-Maritime • Seine-et-Marne • Yvelines • Deux-Svres • Somme • Tarn • Tarn-et-Garonne • Var • Vaucluse • Vende • Vienne • Haute-Vienne • Vosges • Yonne • Territoire de Belfort • Essonne • Hauts-de-Seine • Seine-Saint-Denis • Val-de-Marne • Val-d'Oise • Overseas departments and territories: Guadeloupe • Martinique • French Guiana • Runion
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Aintree

Location
Place Aintree
Local authority Sefton

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Station code AIN
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Région Rhône-Alpes

(Région flag) (Region logo)

Location

Administration
Capital Lyon
Regional President Jean-Jack Queyranne
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Commune of
Bourg-en-Bresse

Préfecture building of the Ain département, in Bourg-en-Bresse

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Commune of
Belley

Administration
Country  France
Arrondissement Belley
Canton Belley
Intercommunality Belley Bas Bugey
Mayor Jean-Claude Travers
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Commune of
Gex

Location
Longitude 06° 03' 30" E
Latitude 46° 20' 02" N

Administration
Country  France
Arrondissement Gex
Canton Gex
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Commune of
Nantua

Landscape near Nantua

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Country  France
Arrondissement Nantua
Canton Nantua
Mayor Gérard Maille
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The 4 arrondissements of the Ain department are:
  1. Arrondissement of Belley, (subprefecture: Belley) with 9 cantons and 107 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 75,020 in 1990, and was 79,656 in 1999, an increase of 6.18%.

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The following is a list of the 43 cantons of the Ain department, in France, sorted by arrondissement:

Arrondissement of Belley (9 cantons)

  • Ambérieu-en-Bugey
  • Belley
  • Champagne-en-Valromey
  • Hauteville-Lompnes
  • Lagnieu
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The following is a list of the 419 communes of the Ain département in France.

  • (CUB) Agglomeration community of Bourg-en-Bresse, created in 2001.




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4 Rhône 1,646,000 3,249 507
6 Seine-Saint-Denis 1,459,000 236 6,182
8 Yvelines 1,395,000 2,284 611
10 Val-de-Marne 1,279,000 245 5,220
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Franco-Provençal (Francoprovençal) or Arpitan or Romand (Vernacular: francoprovençâl, arpitan, patouès; Italian: francoprovenzale, arpitano, dialetto, patoà
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Origin Jura mountains
Mouth Rhône River
Basin countries France
Length 195 km
Source elevation ± 700 m

Avg. discharge 130 m³/s
Basin area 3,630 km² The Ain is a river in eastern France.
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Motto
Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité
"Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"
Anthem
"La Marseillaise"


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