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| Number | 01 |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Prefecture | Bourg-en-Bresse |
| Subprefectures | Belley Gex Nantua |
| Population | Ranked 48th
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| Area | 5,762 km² |
| Arrondissements | 4 |
| Cantons | 43 |
| Communes | 419The following is a list of the 419 communes of the Ain departement in France. INSEE Code Postal codeCommune 0100101400 L'Abergement-Clemenciat 0100201640 L'Abergement-de-Varey 0100401500 Amberieu-en-Bugey 0100501330 Amberieux-en-Dombes 0100601300 Ambleon |
| President of the general councilOverview In France, the President of the General Council is the locally-elected head of the Conseil General the assembly governing a departement a county-level territory. The position is elected by the General Councillors from among their number. If there | Jean Pépin |
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Ain is a département named after the Ain River on the eastern edge of FranceThe French Republic or France ( French: Republique francaise or France is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. bordering SwitzerlandThe Swiss Confederation or Switzerland is a landlocked federal state in central Europe, with neighbours Germany, France, Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein. The country has a strong tradition of political and military neutrality, but also of international c.
See also: List of the communes of the Ain départementThe following is a list of the 419 communes of the Ain departement in France. INSEE Code Postal codeCommune 0100101400 L'Abergement-Clemenciat 0100201640 L'Abergement-de-Varey 0100401500 Amberieu-en-Bugey 0100501330 Amberieux-en-Dombes 0100601300 Ambleon
The department was one of the 83 departments created during the French RevolutionThe period of the French Revolution in the history of France covers the years between 1789 and 1799, in which democrats and republicans overthrew the absolute monarchy and the Roman Catholic Church perforce underwent radical restructuring. While France wo on March 4, 1790. It was created from four provinces: Bresse , Bugey , Dombres , and Gex, and part of a fifth: Franc-Lyonnais . The area was originally part of the ancient kingdom of Burgundy, before it was ceded to France by the dukes of Savoy in 1601.
From 1798 to 1814, Gex was separated and became part of the department of Léman . Six communes of the southwest were separated from Ain in 1967 and became part of the urban Communauté of Lyon.
The department is cut in half along a north-south line by the Ain River. The west consists of plains and low plateaus. The east is more mountainous, consisting of the southern extension of the Jura mountains. The highest elevation in the department (and in the Jura mountains) is the Crêt de la Neige (1720 m).
Ain is surrounded by the French departments of Jura, Saône-et-Loire, Rhône, Isère, Savoie, and Haute-Savoie. On the east, it borders the Swiss cantons of Genève and Vaud.
The following are the principal towns:
In addition to the Ain, the following rivers flow through the department:
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