Hautecourt-Romanèche
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Hautecourt-Romanèche (French pronunciation: [otkuʁ ʁɔmanɛʃ]) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. It was created in 1973 by the merger of two former communes: Hautecourt and Romanèche.[3]
Hautecourt-Romanèche | |
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 Location of Hautecourt-Romanèche | |
  Hautecourt-Romanèche  Hautecourt-Romanèche | |
| Coordinates: 46°09′35″N 5°25′03″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ain |
| Arrondissement | Bourg-en-Bresse |
| Canton | Saint-Étienne-du-Bois |
| Intercommunality | CA Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Marc Rochet[1] |
Area 1 | 21.60 km2 (8.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 748 |
| • Density | 34.6/km2 (89.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 01184 /01250 |
| Elevation | 260–548 m (853–1,798 ft) (avg. 324 m or 1,063 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The commune comprises many villages and hamlets including: Challes, Chambod, Hautecourt, Merlot, Perroi, Romaneche, Soiriat and Villette.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 446 | — |
| 1975 | 456 | +0.32% |
| 1982 | 549 | +2.69% |
| 1990 | 588 | +0.86% |
| 1999 | 676 | +1.56% |
| 2007 | 735 | +1.05% |
| 2012 | 796 | +1.61% |
| 2017 | 777 | −0.48% |
| 2023 | 748 | −0.63% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Sights
The commune's biggest tourist attraction is the Island of Chambod which also has a camp site. There is also the Donjon de Buenc which used to be an outpost along the Savoy frontier. The village of Hautecourt is also home to a rare type of cave which is only accessed once every seven years so as not to disturb the many species that are indigenous to it.
Sports
The commune also has a football team who regularly play in Hautecourt in their home colours of purple.
