Chanay

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}

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

{{For|the South Asian dish|Chana masala}}

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

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Chanay

|commune status = Commune

| image = Château Quinsonnas Chanay 1.jpg

| caption = Château Quinsonnas

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

| image coat of arms size =

|arrondissement = Nantua

|canton = Valserhône

|INSEE = 01082

|postal code = 01420

|mayor = Elisabeth Jeambenoit{{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=30 November 2023|language=fr|access-date=3 May 2024|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 = 2023–2026

|intercommunality = Pays Bellegardien

|coordinates = {{coord|46|5.7833|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 485

|elevation min m = 260

|elevation max m = 1184

|area km2 = 18.10

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