Châtenay, Ain

Châtenay
Châtenay
Location within Rhône-Alpes region Châtenay
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton	Chalamont
Intercommunality	Chalamont
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Denis Di Marino
Area1	14.95 km2 (5.77 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	337
• Density	23/km2 (58/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	01090 / 01320
Elevation	272–317 m (892–1,040 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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Châtenay is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Geography

The Veyle flows north through the middle of the commune and forms part of its northern border.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	447	—
1800	137	−69.4%
1806	387	+182.5%
1821	361	−6.7%
1831	353	−2.2%
1836	392	+11.0%
1841	410	+4.6%
1846	447	+9.0%
1851	420	−6.0%
1856	394	−6.2%
1861	389	−1.3%
1866	430	+10.5%
1872	435	+1.2%
1876	429	−1.4%
1881	407	−5.1%
1886	463	+13.8%
1891	476	+2.8%
1896	461	−3.2%
1901	417	−9.5%
1906	429	+2.9%
1911	405	−5.6%
1921	369	−8.9%
1926	350	−5.1%
1931	331	−5.4%
1936	326	−1.5%
1946	304	−6.7%
1954	297	−2.3%
1962	252	−15.2%
1968	249	−1.2%
1975	225	−9.6%
1982	266	+18.2%
1990	276	+3.8%
1999	308	+11.6%
2008	337	+9.4%

See also

• Communes of the Ain department
• Dombes

References

• INSEE

External links

• La Dombes and the city of Chatenay