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Échallon
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Échallon () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
OverviewAI-generated
Échallon is a commune in the Ain department of France, situated within the arrondissement of Nantua. The official name of the municipality is Échallon, La Montagne. It shares borders with the neighboring communes of Arbent, Belleydoux, Charix, and Giron. The area spans 28.09 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 1082 meters.
The population of Échallon is 784, comprising 406 males and 351 females. The postal code for the commune is 01130. It is associated with the cantons of Nantua and Oyonnax-Nord. The local government maintains an official website and contact information, including a phone number and email address for the town hall.
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Place details
- Locality
- Échallon
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 0
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Échallon
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Lac Genin 3.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Genin Lake
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr ECHALLON 01.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Nantua
- French commune.canton
- Nantua
- French commune.INSEE
- 01152
- French commune.postal code
- 01130
- French commune.mayor
- Thierry Pernod
- French commune.term
- 2023–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Haut-Bugey Agglomération
- French commune.elevation m
- 900
- French commune.elevation min m
- 510
- French commune.elevation max m
- 1082
- French commune.area km2
- 28.09
- French commune.website
- http://www.echallon.fr/
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website

COMMUNE D'ÉCHALLON - Site officiel de la commune d'Échallon (01)
Le village d’Échallon est situé dans le département de l’Ain, au Nord-Est de la région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Il est voisin de la chaîne montagneuse du Jura et proche de la ville de Genève.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- La Montagne
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Nantua
- Population
- 784
- Area
- 28.09
- Elevation
- 825
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Viry
- Official website
- www.echallon.fr
- Image
- Mairie Échallon 4.jpg
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- Commons category
- Échallon
- postal code
- 01130
- associated electoral district
- canton of Oyonnax-Nord
- male population
- 406
- female population
- 351
- P8168
- Carl Kehr
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- contact page URL
- www.echallon.fr/contact-acces.htm
- phone number
- +33-4-74-76-48-51
- fax number
- +33-4-74-76-42-80
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Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- Population
- See also
- References
Échallon () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
==Population==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Échallon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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