Arandas, Ain

Arandas is a commune in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France.

Arandas
Commune
The Town Hall
Location of Arandas
Arandas
Arandas
Coordinates: 45°53′45″N 5°29′14″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAin
ArrondissementBelley
CantonAmbérieu-en-Bugey
IntercommunalityLa Plaine de l'Ain
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Lionel Manos
Area
1
14.10 km2 (5.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
144
 • Density10/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
01013 /01230
Elevation455–939 m (1,493–3,081 ft)
(avg. 720 m or 2,360 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arandassiens or Arandassiennes[2]

Geography

Arandas is some 50 km north-west of Aix-les-Bains and 10 km south-west of Hauteville-Lompnes. It can be accessed by the D104 from Argis in the north running south to the village then continuing south as the D104A through the heart of the commune to join the D32 south of the commune. The D104 itself reverses direction in the village and heads north-west to join the D73. The commune has some farmland but is heavily forested and mountainous. There are no villages or hamlets in the commune other than Arandas.[3]

The Bossiere stream rises near the village and flows west to join the Galine river. The Ruisseau de Grinand also rises in the north of the commune, forming part of the northern boundary before flowing into the Galine.[3]

History

In the Middle Ages Arandas was a lordship with the most famous lord being the poet Claude Guichard in the 16th century. The commune was separated from Conand in 1865.

Administration

List of mayors of Arandas[4]

FromToNamePartyPosition
19952002Pierre Ronchall
20022008Gilbert Cagnin
20082014Gérard Duclaux
2014PresentLionel Manos

(Not all data is known)

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
2006155—    
2007158+1.9%
2008164+3.8%
2009165+0.6%
2010163−1.2%
2011162−0.6%
2012160−1.2%
2013158−1.2%
2014157−0.6%
2015153−2.5%
2016148−3.3%

Notable people linked to the commune
  • Anthelme Ferrand (1758-1834), politician, member of the Convention and the Council of Five Hundred was born in the commune.
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See also

Notes and references

Notes

    References
    1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
    2. Inhabitants of Ain (in French)
    3. Google Maps
    4. List of Mayors of France (in French)
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