Cerdon, Ain

Cerdon
Cerdon
Administration
Country	France
Region	Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Nantua
Canton	Poncin
Mayor	Sylvie Goy-Chavent (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	286–992 m (938–3,255 ft) (avg. 300 m/980 ft)
Land area1	12.30 km2 (4.75 sq mi)
Population2	766  (2008)
- Density	62 /km2 (160 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	01068/ 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°04′53″N 5°28′00″E / 46.081389°N 5.466667°E / 46.081389; 5.466667

Cerdon is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

It is known for its pink sparkling wine, and for its copper factory, the only one of its kind in France.

Population

Historical population of Cerdon, Ain

1793	1800	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851	1856
1457	1388	1490	1470	1745	1729	1837	1817	1782	1782

1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896	1901	1906
1770	1650	1585	1593	1538	1526	1430	1390	1352	1300

1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954	1962	1968	1975
1147	1024	1009	921	870	736	653	709	724	652

1982	1990	1999	2008
647	672	672	766

Curiosities

• The pink sparkling wine
• The Copper factory
• The caves (Grottes du Cerdon)
• Monument to the Maquis of Ain
• Fantasticable

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Cuivrerie de Cerdon
• Grottes du Cerdon
• Fantasticable