Challes-la-Montagne

Challes-la-Montagne
Commune
Town hall
Location of Challes-la-Montagne
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Coordinates: 46°07′33″N 5°27′54″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Nantua
Canton	Pont-d'Ain
Intercommunality	Rives de l'Ain - Pays du Cerdon
Government
• Mayor (2021–2026)	Isabelle Delplace[1]
Area ^1	7.65 km^2 (2.95 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	189
• Density	25/km^2 (64/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	01077 /01450
Elevation	440–700 m (1,440–2,300 ft) (avg. 480 m or 1,570 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Challes-la-Montagne (French pronunciation: [ʃal la mɔ̃taɲ]) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

The commune was formerly called Challes and was officially renamed on 7 July 2006.^[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	169	—
1975	135	−3.16%
1982	169	+3.26%
1990	193	+1.67%
1999	200	+0.40%
2007	187	−0.84%
2012	179	−0.87%
2017	194	+1.62%
2021	189	−0.65%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Décret n°2006-808 du 7 juillet 2006 portant changement de nom de communes Archived 16 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
4. Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 26 July 2022 at the Wayback Machine, INSEE