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Hautecourt-Romanèche (French pronunciation: [otkuʁ ʁɔmanɛʃ]) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
Hautecourt-Romanèche | |
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Location of Hautecourt-Romanèche  | |
  Hautecourt-Romanèche  Hautecourt-Romanèche | |
| Coordinates: 46°09′35″N 5°25′03″E / 46.1597°N 5.4175°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ain |
| Arrondissement | Bourg-en-Bresse |
| Canton | Saint-Étienne-du-Bois |
| Intercommunality | CA Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Marc Rochet[1] |
| Area 1 | 21.60 km2 (8.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 758 |
| • Density | 35/km2 (91/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 01184 /01250 |
| Elevation | 260–548 m (853–1,798 ft) (avg. 324 m or 1,063 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The commune comprises many villages and hamlets including: Challes, Chambod, Hautecourt, Merlot, Perroi, Romaneche, Soiriat and Villette.
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 446 | — |
| 1975 | 456 | +0.32% |
| 1982 | 549 | +2.69% |
| 1990 | 588 | +0.86% |
| 1999 | 676 | +1.56% |
| 2009 | 760 | +1.18% |
| 2014 | 793 | +0.85% |
| 2020 | 756 | −0.79% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Sights edit
The commune's biggest tourist attraction is the Island of Chambod which also has a camp site. There is also the Donjon de Buenc which used to be an outpost along the Savoy frontier. The village of Hautecourt is also home to a rare type of cave which is only accessed once every seven years so as not to disturb the many species that are indigenous to it.
Sports edit
The commune also has a football team who regularly play in Hautecourt in their home colours of purple.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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