Salavre
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Salavre | |
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Commune | |
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Location of Salavre  | |
  Salavre  Salavre | |
| Coordinates: 46°21′50″N 5°20′46″E / 46.3639°N 5.3461°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) | Jacques Féaud[1] |
Area 1 | 7.77 km2 (3.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 295 |
| • Density | 38/km2 (98/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 01391 /01270 |
| Elevation | 203–561 m (666–1,841 ft) (avg. 318 m or 1,043 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Salavre (French pronunciation: [salavʁ]) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
It is located about 15 km (9.3 mi) north of Bourg-en-Bresse and 40 km (25 mi) south of Lons-le-Saunier. The village lies on a small river, known as le Bief Laval, a tributary of the Solnan.
The Solnan forms part of the commune's western border.
