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Valserhône
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpestown
Valserhône
Total population
16,295
Founded
2019
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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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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
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
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Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Earthquake history
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Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 01033
- Department
- 01
- Region
- 84
- Population (Wikidata)
- 16,712
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • Wikidata
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
- • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
- • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr