Challex

Challex

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Challex

Coordinates: 46°10′53″N 5°58′33″E / 46.1814°N 5.9758°E / 46.1814; 5.9758Coordinates: 46°10′53″N 5°58′33″E / 46.1814°N 5.9758°E / 46.1814; 5.9758
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Ain
Arrondissement Gex
Canton Collonges
Intercommunality Pays de Gex
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Pierre Dumarest
Area1 8.67 km2 (3.35 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 1,124
  Density 130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 01078 / 01630
Elevation 330–516 m (1,083–1,693 ft)
(avg. 525 m or 1,722 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.

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

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793614    
1800674+9.8%
1806587−12.9%
1821468−20.3%
1831535+14.3%
1836619+15.7%
1841640+3.4%
1846626−2.2%
1851630+0.6%
1856638+1.3%
1861603−5.5%
1866702+16.4%
1872614−12.5%
1876656+6.8%
1881682+4.0%
1886701+2.8%
1891607−13.4%
1896598−1.5%
1901636+6.4%
1906568−10.7%
1911534−6.0%
1921614+15.0%
1926655+6.7%
1931658+0.5%
1936570−13.4%
1946491−13.9%
1954473−3.7%
1962479+1.3%
1968545+13.8%
1975712+30.6%
1982817+14.7%
1990967+18.4%
19991,057+9.3%
20081,124+6.3%

See also

References

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