Châtillon-la-Palud

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Châtillon-la-Palud

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Châtillon-la-Palud
Coordinates: 45°58′37″N 5°14′59″E / 45.9769°N 5.2497°E / 45.9769; 5.2497Coordinates: 45°58′37″N 5°14′59″E / 45.9769°N 5.2497°E / 45.9769; 5.2497
Country France
Region Rhône-Alpes
Department Ain
Arrondissement Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton Chalamont
Intercommunality Chalamont
Government
 • Mayor (2009–2014) Yves Boucher
Area
 • Land1 14.01 km2 (5.41 sq mi)
Population (2008)
 • Population2 1,496
 • Population2 Density 110/km2 (280/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 01092 / 01320
Elevation 218–326 m (715–1,070 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.

Châtillon-la-Palud is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Geography

The commune is located in the Dombes. The town lies on the right bank of the river Ain, which flows south through the commune's eastern part. The river Albarine flows into the Ain in the southeastern part of the commune.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1793 672—    
1800 713+6.1%
1806 675−5.3%
1821 671−0.6%
1831 673+0.3%
1836 729+8.3%
1841 700−4.0%
1846 823+17.6%
1851 870+5.7%
1856 825−5.2%
1861 782−5.2%
1866 813+4.0%
1872 797−2.0%
1876 774−2.9%
1881 701−9.4%
1886 689−1.7%
1891 673−2.3%
1896 631−6.2%
1901 636+0.8%
1906 645+1.4%
1911 666+3.3%
1921 568−14.7%
1926 587+3.3%
1931 601+2.4%
1936 636+5.8%
1946 607−4.6%
1954 605−0.3%
1962 582−3.8%
1968 660+13.4%
1975 574−13.0%
1982 814+41.8%
1990 874+7.4%
1999 1,074+22.9%
2008 1,496+39.3%

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