Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne

(2020–2026) Patrick Mathias^[1]Area

17.86 km² (6.90 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

5,059 • Density280/km² (730/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

01093 /01400

Elevation215–274 m (705–899 ft)
(avg. 225 m or 738 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne (French pronunciation: [ʃatijɔ̃ syʁ ʃalaʁɔn], literally Châtillon on Chalaronne) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

History

The town takes its name from a castle built around 1000 AD. It was formerly named Châtillon-les-Dombes.

Geography

The Chalaronne flows northwest through the commune and crosses the town.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,678	—
1975	3,241	+2.76%
1982	3,518	+1.18%
1990	3,786	+0.92%
1999	4,137	+0.99%
2007	4,904	+2.15%
2012	4,957	+0.22%
2017	4,859	−0.40%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Twin towns

Wächtersbach (Germany)
Colceag (Romania)

Personalities

Saint Vincent de Paul: was curate of Châtillon and founded the Brotherhood of Charity (1617)
Philibert Commerson: botanist, born in Châtillon in 1727

Church
Historic market hall
Monument Vincent de Paul

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 26 July 2022 at the Wayback Machine, INSEE