Chalamont

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{{short description|Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France}}

{{Expand French|topic=geo|date=December 2008|Chalamont}}

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Chalamont

|commune status = Commune

|image = Mairie de Chalamont.JPG

|caption = Town hall

|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Chalamont (Ain).svg

|arrondissement = Bourg-en-Bresse

|canton = Ceyzériat

|INSEE = 01074

|postal code = 01320

|mayor = Bruno Charvieux{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr|access-date=22 November 2022|archive-date=28 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628030259/https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|url-status=live}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = Dombes

|coordinates = {{coord|45.9964|5.1719|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 285

|elevation min m = 269

|elevation max m = 330

|area km2 = 32.88

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

Chalamont ({{IPA|fr|ʃalamɔ̃}}) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Geography

Chalamont is located in the Dombes, {{Convert|10|km|mi|0}} north of Meximieux, and occupies the highest point on the Dombes plateau.

The Veyle has its source in the western part of the commune, in the Magnenet pond.

Population

{{Historical populations

|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-01074#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726090609/https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-01074#ancre-POP_T1 |date=26 July 2022 }}, INSEE

|percentages = pagr

|align = none

|1968 |1199

|1975 |1307

|1982 |1415

|1990 |1476

|1999 |1658

|2007 |2093

|2012 |2402

|2017 |2451

}}

See also

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