Échallon
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Échallon (French pronunciation: [eʃalɔ̃]) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
Échallon | |
|---|---|
 Genin Lake | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Échallon | |
  Échallon  Échallon | |
| Coordinates: 46°12′39″N 5°44′31″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ain |
| Arrondissement | Nantua |
| Canton | Nantua |
| Intercommunality | Haut-Bugey Agglomération |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Thierry Pernod[1] |
Area 1 | 28.09 km2 (10.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 784 |
| • Density | 27.9/km2 (72.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 01152 /01130 |
| Elevation | 510–1,082 m (1,673–3,550 ft) (avg. 900 m or 3,000 ft) |
| Website | http://www.echallon.fr/ |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 410 | — |
| 1975 | 423 | +0.45% |
| 1982 | 462 | +1.27% |
| 1990 | 550 | +2.20% |
| 1999 | 663 | +2.10% |
| 2007 | 765 | +1.80% |
| 2012 | 770 | +0.13% |
| 2017 | 757 | −0.34% |
| 2023 | 784 | +0.59% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
