Culoz

Culoz
Culoz
Administration
Country	France
Region	Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Belley
Canton	Seyssel
Intercommunality	Colombier
Mayor	Danielle Tramont (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	226–1,430 m (741–4,690 ft) (avg. 237 m/778 ft)
Land area1	19.36 km2 (7.47 sq mi)
Population2	2,931
- Density	151 /km2 (390 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	01138/ 01350
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°51′N 5°47′E / 45.85°N 5.78°E / 45.85; 5.78

Culoz is a commune in the Ain department in the Rhône-Alpes region of France.

Geography

The town, which is situated on the right bank of the River Rhône just a few kilometres from the first foothills of the Alps, is dominated by the Grand Colombier: the highest summit of the southern end of the Jura mountain range.

Culoz lies on the D904 road close to the point at which it crosses the D992 and is also an important railway junction: Culoz railway station is served by lines to Geneva, Bellegarde-sur-Valserine, Evian, Aix-les-Bains, Bourg-Saint-Maurice, Lyon, and Paris.

Personalities

• Henry Dunant, Nobel Peace Prize winner, 1901, was one of the founders of the Red Cross
• The surgeon Antonin Poncet, who died in Culoz in 1951
• Brothers Henry and Léon Serpollet, steam engineers
• Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas, American expatriate writers
• Christophe Lemaitre^[1], Sprinter, European Champion.

Population

Historical population of Culoz

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
2317	2412	2523	2630	2639	2622	2931

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

References

• INSEE

1. ^ Culoz celebrates Lemaitre after the European Championship, 2010

External links

• (French)The history of Culoz (plain text)
• (French)Official Culoz website
• (French)Tourism Office
• (French)Gazetteer Entry