Cerdon, Ain
Cerdon | |
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Commune | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Cerdon | |
Cerdon Cerdon | |
| Coordinates: 46°04′53″N 5°28′00″E / 46.0814°N 5.4667°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 (2024–2026) | Eric Casamassa[1] |
Area 1 | 12.30 km2 (4.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 755 |
| • Density | 61/km2 (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 km2 (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
| 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
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 12 March 2025.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 26 July 2022 at the Wayback Machine, INSEE
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cerdon, Ain.
- Cuivrerie de Cerdon
- Grottes du Cerdon Archived 2021-05-14 at the Wayback Machine
- Fantasticable