Villars-les-Dombes
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{{short description|Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France}}
{{Expand French|topic=geo|date=December 2008|Villars-les-Dombes}}
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Villars-les-Dombes
|commune status = Commune
|image = Mairie de Villars-les-Dombes.JPG
|caption = Town hall
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Villars-les-Dombes (Ain).svg
|arrondissement = Bourg-en-Bresse
|canton = Villars-les-Dombes
|INSEE = 01443
|postal code = 01330
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Dombes
|coordinates = {{coord|45.9989|5.0299|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 279
|elevation min m = 263
|elevation max m = 295
|area km2 = 24.63
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Villars-les-Dombes ({{IPA|fr|vilaʁ le dɔ̃b|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-Benoît Prieur-Villars-les-Dombes.wav}}, 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.
The Chalaronne river forms part of the commune's south-western border, flows northward through the western part of the commune, crosses the town, then forms part of its northern border.
History
The lordship of Villars (of which archival evidence dates from 940) became, by marriage, the lordship of Thoire-et-Vilars in 1188, and in about 1400 its caput was Trévoux (the estate was managed from there). In 1565, Villars was promoted to a marquisate dependent on the house of Savoie (Savoy), a benefice of the Honour of Savoy.
Population
{{Historical populations
|align = none
|cols = 2
|percentages = pagr
|source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|40059|Villars-les-Dombes}} and INSEE (1968-2017)[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-01443#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220902215545/https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-01443#ancre-POP_T1 |date=2 September 2022 }}, INSEE
|1793 |566
|1800 |381
|1806 |528
|1821 |513
|1831 |588
|1836 |654
|1841 |789
|1846 |1036
|1851 |1153
|1856 |1094
|1861 |1111
|1866 |1304
|1872 |1473
|1876 |1612
|1881 |1535
|1886 |1607
|1891 |1482
|1896 |1426
|1901 |1482
|1906 |1524
|1911 |1616
|1921 |1429
|1926 |1370
|1931 |1388
|1936 |1397
|1946 |1358
|1954 |1334
|1962 |1583
|1968 |1842
|1975 |2344
|1982 |2796
|1990 |3415
|1999 |4190
|2007 |4317
|2012 |4430
|2017 |4795
}}
See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Villars-les-Dombes}}
- {{in lang|fr}} {{Official website|www.villars-les-dombes.fr}}
- {{in lang|fr}} [http://ladombes.free.fr/Villes_Dombes/Villars-les-Dombes.htm Dombes and Villars-les-Dombes]
- {{in lang|fr}} [http://www.dombes.fr/villages/villars-les-dombes.php Photos of Villars-les-Dombes]
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