Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne explained

Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason ville fr Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne (Ain).svg
Arrondissement:	Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton:	Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne
Insee:	01093
Postal Code:	01400
Mayor:	Patrick Mathias^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	Dombes
Coordinates:	46.1167°N 4.9667°W
Elevation M:	225
Elevation Min M:	215
Elevation Max M:	274
Area Km2:	17.86

Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne (in French pronounced as /ʃatijɔ̃ syʁ ʃalaʁɔn/, literally Châtillon on Chalaronne) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

History

The town takes its name from a castle built around 1000 AD. It was formerly named Châtillon-les-Dombes.

Geography

The Chalaronne flows northwest through the commune and crosses the town.

Twin towns

• Wächtersbach (Germany)
• Colceag (Romania)

Personalities

• Saint Vincent de Paul: was curate of Châtillon and founded the Brotherhood of Charity (1617)
• Philibert Commerson

botanist, born in Châtillon in 1727

See also

• Dombes
• Communes of the Ain department

External links

• Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne official website
• La Dombes and Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne
• Images by Paul C. Maurice

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr. 22 November 2022. 28 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200628030259/https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503. live.