Saint-Paul-de-Varax

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Saint-Paul-de-Varax
Chateau
Saint-Paul-de-Varax
Coordinates: 46°05′59″N 5°07′44″E / 46.0997°N 5.1289°E / 46.0997; 5.1289Coordinates: 46°05′59″N 5°07′44″E / 46.0997°N 5.1289°E / 46.0997; 5.1289
Country France
Region Rhône-Alpes
Department Ain
Arrondissement Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton Villars-les-Dombes
Intercommunality Centre Dombes
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Gérard Dédedjian
Area
  Land1 25.97 km2 (10.03 sq mi)
Population (2008)
  Population2 1,497
  Population2 Density 58/km2 (150/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 01383 / 01240
Elevation 245–281 m (804–922 ft)
(avg. 268 m or 879 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.

Saint-Paul-de-Varax is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

It is situated between Bourg-en-Bresse and Lyon. Its castle, which belonged to the Rivérieulx de Varax family since the 13th century, is closed to the public.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1793 526    
1800 520−1.1%
1806 309−40.6%
1821 469+51.8%
1831 453−3.4%
1836 510+12.6%
1841 540+5.9%
1846 619+14.6%
1851 684+10.5%
1856 683−0.1%
1861 707+3.5%
1866 784+10.9%
1872 751−4.2%
1876 801+6.7%
1881 825+3.0%
1886 855+3.6%
1891 847−0.9%
1896 814−3.9%
1901 810−0.5%
1906 804−0.7%
1911 823+2.4%
1921 759−7.8%
1926 745−1.8%
1931 694−6.8%
1936 763+9.9%
1946 731−4.2%
1954 780+6.7%
1962 721−7.6%
1968 711−1.4%
1975 743+4.5%
1982 1,161+56.3%
1990 1,081−6.9%
1999 1,187+9.8%
2008 1,497+26.1%

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