Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne (, literally ''Châtillon on
Chalaronne
The Chalaronne () is a long river in the Ain department in eastern France. Its source is at Lapeyrouse, in the Dombes. It flows generally northwest. It is a left tributary of the Saône, into which it flows between Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne ...
Ain
Ain (, ; ) is a French department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, Eastern France. Named after the Ain river, it is bordered by the Saône and Rhône rivers. Ain is located on the country's eastern edge, on the Swiss border, where it ...
France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...
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History
The town takes its name from a castle built around 1000 AD. It was formerly named Châtillon-les-Dombes.
Geography
The
Chalaronne
The Chalaronne () is a long river in the Ain department in eastern France. Its source is at Lapeyrouse, in the Dombes. It flows generally northwest. It is a left tributary of the Saône, into which it flows between Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne ...
flows northwest through the commune and crosses the town. It flows into the
Saône
The Saône ( , ; ; ) is a river in eastern France (modern Regions of France, region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté). It is a right tributary of the Rhône, rising at Vioménil in the Vosges (department), Vosges Departments of France, department an ...
from the left, between
Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne
Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne (, literally ''Saint-Didier on Chalaronne'') is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
Geography
The Chalaronne flows westward through the southern part of the commune, then flows into the Saône, w ...
and
Thoissey
Thoissey () is a Communes of France, commune in the Ain Departments of France, department in eastern France.
Geography
The Chalaronne forms the commune's southeastern border, then flows into the Saône, which forms its western border.
Histo ...
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Population
Twin towns
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Wächtersbach
The town of Wächtersbach () is part of the Main-Kinzig-Kreis in Hesse, Germany. In 1982, the town hosted the 22nd ''Hessentag'' state festival.
Location
Wächtersbach lies between the Spessart and the Vogelsberg Mountains in the middle Kinzig ...
(Germany)
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Colceag
Colceag is a commune in Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Colceag, Inotești, Parepa-Rușani, and Vâlcelele.
The commune is situated in the Wallachian Plain, at an altitude of , on the banks of the river Băla ...
(Romania)
Personalities
*Saint
Vincent de Paul
Vincent de Paul, CM (24 April 1581 – 27 September 1660), commonly known as Saint Vincent de Paul, was an Occitan French Catholic priest who dedicated himself to serving the poor.
In 1622, Vincent was appointed as chaplain to the galleys. ...
: was curate of Châtillon and founded the Brotherhood of Charity (1617)
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Philibert Commerson
Philibert Commerson (; 18 November 1727 – 14 March 1773), sometimes spelled Commerçon by contemporaries, was a French naturalist, best known for accompanying Louis Antoine de Bougainville on his voyage of circumnavigation in 1766–1769.
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: botanist, born in Châtillon in 1727
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File:Chatillon St Vincent par Chabuchet.jpg,
See also
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Dombes
The Dombes (; ) is an area in eastern France, once an independent municipality, formerly part of the provinces of France, province of Burgundy (region), Burgundy, and now a district comprised in the department of France, department of Ain, and b ...