Ain

département français numéro 01

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Ain is a French department located in eastern France along the Swiss border, named after the Ain river and situated between the Saône and Rhône rivers. With a 2023 population of 679,344, it serves as an important border region in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes area of the country.

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In the Vinony graph

Within Vinony's link graph, Ain is referenced by 1,340 other articles, and connects out to Metropolis of Lyon, arrondissement of Gex and Switzerland.

The entry is geolocated on the map in adm2nd, across 3 mapped points.

It is catalogued under topics including 1790 establishments in France, Ain and Commons link from Wikidata.

Its subject is documented across 102 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Ain
Settlement.type: Département
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of the Department of Ain.svg
Settlement.flag_alt: BresseBresse
Settlement.image_shield: Blason département fr Ain.svg
Settlement.image_map: Ain-Position.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Ain in France
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: France
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Settlement.seat_type: Prefecture
Settlement.seat: Bourg-en-Bresse
Settlement.parts_type: Subprefectures
Settlement.parts_style: para
Settlement.p1: BelleyGexNantua
Settlement.leader_title1: Prefect
Settlement.leader_name1: Cécile Bigot-Dekeyzer

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: department of France
Named after: Ain
Official name: Ain
Demonym: Aindinoises
Country: France
Located in: France
Capital: Bourg-en-Bresse
Population: 679344
Area: 5762
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Shares border with: Mont-Blanc
Highest point: Crêt de la Neige
Official website: www.ain.fr
Image: Préfecture Ain Bourg Bresse 13.jpg

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Commons category: Ain
topic's main category: Category:Ain
inception: 1790-03-04
category for people born here: Category:Births in Ain
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Ain
category of associated people: Category:People from Ain
Commons gallery: Ain
OpenStreetMap zoom level: 9
annual number of weddings: 2228
different from: Ain
language used: Arpitan language
social media followers: 7153
P12749: umlaut

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Article · Français

L'Ain (/ɛ̃/) est un département français de la région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, dont le nom vient de la rivière Ain. L'Insee et la Poste lui attribuent le code 01. Sa préfecture est Bourg-en-Bresse. Le département est composé de plusieurs entités culturelles et historiques : la Bresse savoyarde, la Dombes, le Bugey et le pays de Gex en sont les principales.

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