Culoz
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Culoz | |
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Commune | |
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.svg) Coat of arms | |
  Culoz  Culoz | |
| Coordinates: 45°51′N 5°47′E / 45.85°N 5.78°ECoordinates: 45°51′N 5°47′E / 45.85°N 5.78°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ain |
| Arrondissement | Belley |
| Canton | Plateau d'Hauteville |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Franck André-Masse[1] |
| Area 1 | 19.36 km2 (7.47 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 01138 /01350 |
| Elevation | 226–1,430 m (741–4,692 ft) (avg. 237 m or 778 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Culoz (French pronunciation: [kylɔz][2][3] or [kylo]) is a commune in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France.
Geography
The town, which is situated on the right bank of the River Rhône just a few kilometres from the first foothills of the Alps, is dominated by the Grand Colombier: the highest summit of the southern end of the Jura mountain range.
Culoz lies on the D904 road close to the point at which it crosses the D992 and is also an important railway junction: Culoz railway station is served by lines to Geneva, Bellegarde-sur-Valserine, Évian-les-Bains, Aix-les-Bains, Bourg-Saint-Maurice, Lyon, and Paris.
Personalities
- Henry Dunant, Nobel Peace Prize winner, 1901, was one of the founders of the Red Cross
- The surgeon Antonin Poncet, who died in Culoz in 1951
- Brothers Henry and Léon Serpollet, steam engineers
- Christophe Lemaitre,[4] sprinter, European champion.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 2,412 | — |
| 1975 | 2,523 | +0.64% |
| 1982 | 2,630 | +0.60% |
| 1990 | 2,639 | +0.04% |
| 1999 | 2,622 | −0.07% |
| 2007 | 2,957 | +1.51% |
| 2012 | 2,940 | −0.12% |
| 2017 | 3,035 | +0.64% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ MAIRIE DE CULOZ, archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2021-07-29
- ^ Interview - Franck Andre-Masse / Maire de Culoz, archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2021-07-29
- ^ Culoz celebrates Lemaitre after the European Championship, 2010
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Culoz.
- (in French)The history of Culoz (plain text)
- (in French)Official Culoz website
- (in French)Tourism Office
- (in French)Gazetteer Entry
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