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Anglefort (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ɡləfɔʁ]) is a commune in the department of Ain in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France.

Anglefort
Commune
Chautagne lock on the Rhone
Location of Anglefort
Anglefort
Anglefort
Coordinates: 45°54′47″N 5°48′33″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAin
ArrondissementBelley
CantonPlateau d'Hauteville
IntercommunalityUsses et Rhône
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Bernard Thiboud[1]
Area
1
29.26 km2 (11.30 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
1,105
  Density38/km2 (98/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
01010 /01350
Elevation238–1,524 m (781–5,000 ft)
(avg. 251 m or 823 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography


A steep stretch on the D120 through the Col du Grand Colombier.
A steep stretch on the D120 through the Col du Grand Colombier.

Anglefort is a commune in Bugey on the right bank of the Rhone at the foot of the mountain of Grand Colombier which has a panorama of the Alps and the Jura mountains.

The commune is located 25 km south of Bellegarde-sur-Valserine and 30 km north by north-west of Aix-les-Bains. Access to the commune is by road D992 from Seyssel in the north passing through the length of the commune and the village to Culoz in the south. There is also access on road D120 which is a highly circuitous route from Lochieu in the west continuing to the village as the D120A and continuing south through the Col du Grand Colombier (1,501m) to Culoz. A railway line passes through the commune from north to south with a station to the east of the village.[3]

The Rhône river runs south along the eastern border of the commune and Le Verdet stream flows from the north to the south of the commune into the Rhone.[3]


Environment


The alluvial aquifer fed by the Rhone is threatened by an internal discharge created by the Pechiney Group. Foundry waste, metal dust, and recovered acid from filters have been buried in the Chautagnard marsh with a probable contamination by heavy metals and arsenic.[4]


History


The Priory of Anglefort was located on the communal territory in the Middle Ages. In 1590 Guillaume Drujon[5] was a priest and he became abbot in 1620.


Administration


List of mayors of Anglefort[6]

FromToNameParty
19952001Michel Thiboud
20012008René Perrier
2008PresentBernard Thiboud[1]DVD

Population


Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 528    
1975 697+4.05%
1982 714+0.34%
1990 687−0.48%
1999 769+1.26%
2007 918+2.24%
2012 1,069+3.09%
2017 1,115+0.85%
Source: INSEE[7]

Economy


The Électricité de France (EDF) Dam is on the Rhone river in the territory of the commune and there is a factory producing silicon. Formerly the property of the Pechiney Electro-metallurgy group, the factory has passed successively into the hands of Alcan (Canada), and the Anglo-Australian Rio Tinto at the whim of successive buy-backs of this former French industrial flagship.


Sights



Personalities



See also



References


  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  3. Google Maps
  4. Note by the Robin Hood NGO called The casseroles of Pechiney, dated 6 October 2003 (in French)
  5. Jean Létanche, The old Castles, Fortified houses, and feudal ruins in the canton of Yenne and Savoy, The History Book of Lorisse, 1907 (ISBN 9782843738135) p. 18. (in French)
  6. List of Mayors of France (in French)
  7. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  8. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00116292 Chateau (in French)
  9. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA01000327 Chateau of Mieugy Park (in French)



На других языках


[de] Anglefort

Anglefort ist eine französische Gemeinde mit 1105 Einwohnern (Stand 1. Januar 2019) im Département Ain in der Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Sie gehört zum Kanton Hauteville-Lompnes im Arrondissement Belley.
- [en] Anglefort

[ru] Англефор

Англефо́р (фр. Anglefort) — коммуна во Франции, расположенная в департаменте Эн региона Рона-Альпы.



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