Cerdon, Ain

Cerdon
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Cerdon
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Coordinates: 46°04′53″N 5°28′00″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 (2020–2026)	Marc Chavent[1]
Area ^1	12.30 km^2 (4.75 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	761
• Density	62/km^2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	01068 /01450
Elevation	286–992 m (938–3,255 ft) (avg. 300 m or 980 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cerdon (French pronunciation: [sɛʁ'dɔ̃]) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

It is known for its pink sparkling wine, and for its copper factory, the only one of its kind in France. The 'Cuivrerie' (copper factory) closed in 2010.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	724	—
1975	652	−1.49%
1982	647	−0.11%
1990	672	+0.48%
1999	672	+0.00%
2007	779	+1.86%
2012	734	−1.18%
2017	783	+1.30%
Source: INSEE[3]

Sights

• The Copper factory
• The caves (Grottes du Cerdon)
• Monument to the Maquis of Ain
• Fantasticable

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. 13 September 2022. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 26 July 2022 at the Wayback Machine, INSEE

External links

• Cuivrerie de Cerdon
• Grottes du Cerdon Archived 2021-05-14 at the Wayback Machine
• Fantasticable