Châtenay, Ain

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Châtenay
Châtenay
Coordinates: 46°02′03″N 5°12′07″E / 46.0342°N 5.202°E / 46.0342; 5.202Coordinates: 46°02′03″N 5°12′07″E / 46.0342°N 5.202°E / 46.0342; 5.202
Country France
Region Rhône-Alpes
Department Ain
Arrondissement Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton Chalamont
Intercommunality Chalamont
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Denis Di Marino
Area
  Land1 14.95 km2 (5.77 sq mi)
Population (2008)
  Population2 337
  Population2 Density 23/km2 (58/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 01090 / 01320
Elevation 272–317 m (892–1,040 ft)
(avg. 300 m or 980 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.

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

Geography

The Veyle flows north through the middle of the commune and forms part of its northern border.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1793 447    
1800 137−69.4%
1806 387+182.5%
1821 361−6.7%
1831 353−2.2%
1836 392+11.0%
1841 410+4.6%
1846 447+9.0%
1851 420−6.0%
1856 394−6.2%
1861 389−1.3%
1866 430+10.5%
1872 435+1.2%
1876 429−1.4%
1881 407−5.1%
1886 463+13.8%
1891 476+2.8%
1896 461−3.2%
1901 417−9.5%
1906 429+2.9%
1911 405−5.6%
1921 369−8.9%
1926 350−5.1%
1931 331−5.4%
1936 326−1.5%
1946 304−6.7%
1954 297−2.3%
1962 252−15.2%
1968 249−1.2%
1975 225−9.6%
1982 266+18.2%
1990 276+3.8%
1999 308+11.6%
2008 337+9.4%

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