Salavre

Salavre

Salavre
Administration
Country France
Region RhĂ´ne-Alpes
Department Ain
Arrondissement Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton Coligny
Intercommunality Coligny
Mayor GĂ©rard Poupon
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 203–561 m (666–1,841 ft)
(avg. 318 m/1,043 ft)
Land area1 7.77 km2 (3.00 sq mi)
Population2 282  (2008)
 - Density 36 /km2 (93 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 01391/ 01270
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.

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

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Geography

It is located around 15 km (9.3 mi) north of Bourg-en-Bresse and 40 km (25 mi) south of Lons-le-Saunier. The village lies on a small river, known as le Bief Laval, a tributary of the Solnan.

The Solnan forms part of the commune's western border.

Population

Historical population of Salavre
Year 1793 1800 1806 1821 1831 1836 1841 1846 1851 1856
Population 823 937 907 935 920 770 759 732 733 692
Year 1861 1866 1872 1876 1881 1886 1891 1896 1901 1906
Population 686 706 688 647 616 604 607 535 536 522
Year 1911 1921 1926 1931 1936 1946 1954 1962 1968 1975
Population 511 454 421 377 364 369 366 343 288 238
Year 1982 1990 1999 2008
Population 218 246 285 282

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