Pont-d'Ain

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Pont-d'Ain Pont d'En (Arpitan)
Commune
Pont-d'Ain Town Hall
Coat of arms
Location of Pont-d'Ain
(2023–2026)		Vincent Bourdeauducq^[1]
Area ¹	11.22 km² (4.33 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	2,871
• Density	260/km² (660/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	01304 /01160
Elevation	232–314 m (761–1,030 ft) (avg. 246 m or 807 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pont-d'Ain (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃ dɛ̃]; Arpitan: Pont d'En, also Lo Pont d'En; lit. "Bridge of Ain") is a commune in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France.

It is best known for its Château de Pont-d'Ain (Castle of Pont-d'Ain) on the right bank of the Ain River, a monument historique since 2004. It was built in the 14th century, before it was refurbished and reorganised a number of times.^[3]

Transport

Pont-d'Ain is served by Pont-d'Ain station on the Mâcon–Ambérieu railway, operated by the SNCF.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	1,069	—
1821	1,140	+0.23%
1846	1,303	+0.54%
1872	1,444	+0.40%
1901	1,722	+0.61%
1926	1,507	−0.53%
1946	1,048	−1.80%
1962	1,824	+3.52%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,972	+1.31%
1975	2,266	+2.01%
1982	2,224	−0.27%
1990	2,258	+0.19%
1999	2,307	+0.24%
2009	2,571	+1.09%
2014	2,801	+1.73%
2020	2,904	+0.60%

Source: EHESS^[4] and INSEE (1968–2020)^[5]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ (in French) "Ancien château" Archived 18 August 2023 at the Wayback Machine, pop.culture.gouv.fr.
^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Pont-d'Ain, EHESS (in French).
^ Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 20 December 2023 at the Wayback Machine, INSEE.