Château-Gaillard, Ain

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Château-Gaillard

Coat of arms
Château-Gaillard
Coordinates: 45°58′N 5°18′E / 45.97°N 5.3°E / 45.97; 5.3Coordinates: 45°58′N 5°18′E / 45.97°N 5.3°E / 45.97; 5.3
Country France
Region Rhône-Alpes
Department Ain
Arrondissement Belley
Canton Ambérieu-en-Bugey
Intercommunality Plaine de l'Ain
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Joël Brunet
Area
 • Land1 16.6 km2 (6.4 sq mi)
Population (2008)
 • Population2 1,732
 • Population2 Density 100/km2 (270/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 01089 / 01500
Elevation 222–253 m (728–830 ft)
(avg. 230 m or 750 ft)

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.

Château-Gaillard is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Geography

The river Albarine forms most of the commune's southern border.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1793 700—    
1800 533−23.9%
1806 542+1.7%
1821 602+11.1%
1831 628+4.3%
1836 622−1.0%
1841 594−4.5%
1846 621+4.5%
1851 651+4.8%
1856 635−2.5%
1861 608−4.3%
1866 580−4.6%
1872 541−6.7%
1876 566+4.6%
1881 554−2.1%
1886 573+3.4%
1891 537−6.3%
1896 512−4.7%
1901 468−8.6%
1906 443−5.3%
1911 418−5.6%
1921 401−4.1%
1926 433+8.0%
1931 457+5.5%
1936 409−10.5%
1946 421+2.9%
1954 401−4.8%
1962 428+6.7%
1968 439+2.6%
1975 698+59.0%
1982 832+19.2%
1990 1,027+23.4%
1999 1,370+33.4%
2008 1,732+26.4%

See also

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