Châtillon-la-Palud

Châtillon-la-Palud
Châtillon-la-Palud
Administration
Country	France
Region	Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton	Chalamont
Intercommunality	Chalamont
Mayor	Yves Boucher (2009–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	218–326 m (715–1,070 ft)
Land area1	14.01 km2 (5.41 sq mi)
Population2	1,496  (2008)
- Density	107 /km2 (280 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	01092/ 01320
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.

Coordinates: 45°58′37″N 5°14′59″E / 45.9769444444°N 5.24972222222°E / 45.9769444444; 5.24972222222

Châtillon-la-Palud is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Geography

The commune is located in the Dombes. The town lies on the right bank of the river Ain, which flows southward through the commune's eastern part. The river Albarine flows into the Ain in the southeastern part of the commune.

Population

Historical population of Châtillon-la-Palud

1793	1800	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851	1856
672	713	675	671	673	729	700	823	870	825

1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896	1901	1906
782	813	797	774	701	689	673	631	636	645

1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954	1962	1968	1975
666	568	587	601	636	607	605	582	660	574

1982	1990	1999	2008
814	874	1074	1496

See also

• Communes of the Ain department
• Dombes

References

• INSEE

External links

• Dombes and the city of Chatillon_la_Palud