Villars-les-Dombes
Villars-les-Dombes (, literally Villars near Dombes) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Its people are known as Villardois.
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Villars-les-Dombes is a small town located in the Ain department in eastern France, named for its position near the Dombes region. The residents of this commune are called Villardois.
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- Locality
- Villars-les-Dombes
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 4,587
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Villars-les-Dombes (, literally Villars near Dombes) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Its people are known as Villardois.
==Geography== The town is located within Ain, half-way between Lyon (33 km) and Bourg-en-Bresse (29 km), in the heart of the area known as the Dombes, notable for its hundreds of lakes which are waterfowl habitats and are suitable for breeding fish. Its ornithological park, Parc des Oiseaux, is the largest in France.