Culoz

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Coordinates: 45°51′N 5°47′E / 45.85, 5.78

Commune of Culoz
Location
Image:Paris_plan_pointer_b_jms.gif
Map highlighting the commune of
Administration
Country France
Region Rhône-Alpes
Department Ain
Arrondissement Belley
Canton Seyssel
Intercommunality Colombier
Mayor René Ailloud
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation 226–1430
(avg. 237m)
Land area¹ 19,36 km²
Population²
 2914
 - Density 150,5/km²
Miscellaneous
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 sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

Culoz is a commune in the department of Ain in eastern France.

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[edit] 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.

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[edit] Population

Population Growth
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2005
2317 2412 2523 2630 2639 2622 2914
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

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