Villette-sur-Ain

Villette-sur-Ain is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. It is located on the banks of the Ain river in the Rhône-Alpes region. Villette-sur-Ain is part of the Dombes and is about 45 km from Lyon.

Villette-sur-Ain
Commune
The town hall in Villette-sur-Ain
Coat of arms
Location of Villette-sur-Ain
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Coordinates: 45°59′14″N 5°16′06″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton	Ceyzériat
Intercommunality	Chalamont
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Pierre Humbert
Area ^1	19.38 km^2 (7.48 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	755
• Density	39/km^2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	01449 /01320
Elevation	222–331 m (728–1,086 ft) (avg. 235 m or 771 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 645 —     1800 619 −4.0% 1806 646 +4.4% 1821 548 −15.2% 1831 602 +9.9% 1836 624 +3.7% 1841 634 +1.6% 1846 721 +13.7% 1851 701 −2.8% 1856 752 +7.3% 1861 693 −7.8% 1866 630 −9.1% 1872 677 +7.5% 1876 663 −2.1% 1881 658 −0.8% 1886 669 +1.7% 1891 641 −4.2%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 631 −1.6% 1901 600 −4.9% 1906 605 +0.8% 1911 575 −5.0% 1921 536 −6.8% 1926 487 −9.1% 1931 473 −2.9% 1936 456 −3.6% 1946 453 −0.7% 1954 394 −13.0% 1962 360 −8.6% 1968 287 −20.3% 1975 341 +18.8% 1982 381 +11.7% 1990 412 +8.1% 1999 472 +14.6% 2008 664 +40.7%

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

External links

• La Dombes and Villette-sur-Ain