Collonges, Ain

Collonges
Colonges (Arpitan)
Collonges Town Hall
Location of Collonges
Collonges
Collonges
Coordinates: 46°08′21″N 5°54′18″E / 46.1392°N 5.905°E / 46.1392; 5.905
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAin
ArrondissementGex
CantonThoiry
IntercommunalityCA Pays de Gex
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Lionel Perreal[1]
Area
1
16.25 km2 (6.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
2,398
 • Density147.6/km2 (382.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
01109 /01550
Elevation329–1,621 m (1,079–5,318 ft)
(avg. 500 m or 1,600 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Collonges (French pronunciation: [kɔlɔ̃ʒ]; Arpitan: Colonges) is a commune in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. Collonges is located on the border with the Haute-Savoie department, just northeast of Fort l'Écluse in Léaz, Ain. It is also situated 20 km (12.4 mi) southwest of Geneva, Switzerland.[3][4]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 901—    
1975 966+1.00%
1982 926−0.60%
1990 1,000+0.97%
1999 1,106+1.13%
2007 1,421+3.18%
2012 2,046+7.56%
2017 2,219+1.64%
2023 2,398+1.30%
Source: INSEE[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ^ Collonges Fort L'Ecluse Archived 2008-09-17 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Inheritance museums and monuments: Fort l'Ecluse Archived 2008-07-20 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE