Challes-la-Montagne

Challes-la-Montagne
Challes-la-Montagne
Administration
Country	France
Region	Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Nantua
Canton	Poncin
Mayor	Noëlle Roche (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	440–700 m (1,440–2,300 ft) (avg. 480 m/1,570 ft)
Land area1	7.65 km2 (2.95 sq mi)
Population2	186  (2008)
- Density	24 /km2 (62 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	01077/ 01450
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: 46°07′33″N 5°27′54″E / 46.125833°N 5.465°E / 46.125833; 5.465

Challes-la-Montagne is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

The commune was formerly called Challes and was officially renamed on July 7, 2006.^[1]

Population

Historical population of Challes-la-Montagne

1793	1800	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851	1856
490	381	504	481	570	530	577	557	597	510

1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896	1901	1906
510	487	460	447	425	400	406	391	350	331

1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954	1962	1968	1975
322	278	255	252	249	221	200	193	169	135

1982	1990	1999	2008
169	193	200	186

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

References

• INSEE

1. ^ Décret n°2006-808 du 7 juillet 2006 portant changement de nom de communes (French)