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Valserhône

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Valserhône

Total population

16,295

Founded

2019

Land area62.54 km²
WeatherAvg high 61.6°F
Coordinates46.11°, 5.82°

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Founded
2019
Area
62.54 km²
Official website
www.valserhone.fr

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Overview

Valserhône is a commune in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. It is the result of the merger, on 1 January 2019, of the communes of Bellegarde-sur-Valserine, Châtillon-en-Michaille and Lancrans. In 2018, the three communes had a combined population of 16,431, with Bellegarde-sur-Valserine as the major population centre. This makes Valserhône the third-most populated commune of Ain, after Bourg-en-Bresse and Oyonnax.

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History & geography

Geography

Valserhône is located at the confluence of the Valserine and the Rhône. It was named after the two rivers. The commune is part of Haut-Jura Regional Natural Park. The commune has a station, , which is located at the junction of three railway lines and has regular service to various destinations in France and Switzerland. Pertes de la Valserine - panoramio (16).jpg|The Valserine in Valserhône Église St Paul Vouvray Châtillon Michaille Valserhône 1.jpg|Église Saint-Paul de Vouvray in Châtillon-en-Michaille Voies-gare-de-bellegarde-dir-geneve.jpg|Bellegarde station Valserhône has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Valserhône is . The average annual rainfall is with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Valserhône was on 13 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 5 February 2012.

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Geography

Latitude
46.1098
Longitude
5.8213
Water area
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Climate

Avg high
61.6°F
Avg low
45.6°F
Annual precipitation
55.3 in

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

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Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
01033
Department
01
Region
84
Population (Wikidata)
16,712

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  • Wikipedia
  • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
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  • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
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