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Lancrans
Sign in to saveLancrans (; ) is a former commune in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune of Valserhône. In 1858, Vanchy (renamed Coupy in 1907, merged in 1966 into Bellegarde-sur-Valserine) and Confort separated from Lancrans to form new communes.
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Lancrans was a commune in France, located in the Ain department within the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It served as a delegated commune until its dissolution on December 31, 2018, when it was replaced by the new commune of Valserhône. The area had a population of 1,080 and covered 9.66 square kilometers.
The former commune shared borders with Bellegarde-sur-Valserine, Châtillon-en-Michaille, Collonges, and Confort. It was situated at an elevation of 479 meters above sea level and fell under the postal code 01200. Historically, Lancrans was associated with the cantons of Valserhône and Collonges.
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Place details
- Locality
- Valserhône
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 1,019
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Lancrans
- French commune.image
- Waterfall near the Barrage de Métral - panoramio.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Waterfall in Lancrans
- French commune.arrondissement
- Nantua
- French commune.canton
- Bellegarde-sur-Valserine
- French commune.INSEE
- 01205
- French commune.postal code
- 01200
- French commune.commune
- Valserhône
- French commune.elevation m
- 625
- French commune.elevation min m
- 350
- French commune.elevation max m
- 1606
- French commune.area km2
- 9.66
- French commune.population
- 1074
- French commune.population date
- 2022
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- delegated commune
- Official name
- Lancrans
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Gex
- Population
- 1050
- Area
- 9.66
- Elevation
- 772
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Image
- Village de Lancrans - 2017 - 9.JPG
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- Commons category
- Lancrans
- postal code
- 01200
- replaced by
- Valserhône
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 2018-12-31
- associated electoral district
- canton of Collonges
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Geography
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Lancrans (; ) is a former commune in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune of Valserhône. In 1858, Vanchy (renamed Coupy in 1907, merged in 1966 into Bellegarde-sur-Valserine) and Confort separated from Lancrans to form new communes.
==Geography== The town of Lancrans is located to the northeast of the Pertes de la Valserine, a small canyon where the Valserine runs partly underground. It used to mark the border with Bellegarde-sur-Valserine. It is similar to the former Perte du Rhône.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lancrans” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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