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Chalamont
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| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ain |
| Arrondissement | Bourg-en-Bresse |
| Canton | Chalamont |
| Intercommunality | Chalamont |
| Mayor | Ali Benmedjahed (2008–2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 269–330 m (883–1,080 ft) (avg. 285 m/935 ft) |
| Land area1 | 32.88 km2 (12.70 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 2,236 (2008) |
| - Density | 68 /km2 (180 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 01074/ 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. | |
Chalamont is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
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Chalamont is located in the Dombes, 10 kilometres (6 mi) north of Meximieux, and occupies the highest point on the Dombes plateau.
The Veyle has its source in the western part of the commune, in the Magnenet pond.
| Year | 1793 | 1800 | 1806 | 1821 | 1831 | 1836 | 1841 | 1846 | 1851 | 1856 |
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| Population | 1230 | 1251 | 954 | 1349 | 1422 | 1592 | 1561 | 1714 | 1824 | 1748 |
| Year | 1861 | 1866 | 1872 | 1876 | 1881 | 1886 | 1891 | 1896 | 1901 | 1906 |
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| Population | 1679 | 1866 | 1810 | 1895 | 1900 | 1888 | 1857 | 1812 | 1699 | 1591 |
| Year | 1911 | 1921 | 1926 | 1931 | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 |
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| Population | 1705 | 1521 | 1358 | 1363 | 1253 | 1301 | 1167 | 1184 | 1199 | 1307 |
| Year | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 1415 | 1476 | 1658 | 2236 |