Valserhône (; frp, Vâlcerôno) is a

commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

in the

Ain Ain (, ; frp, En) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in 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 ...

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in the

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (ARA; ; frp, Ôvèrgne-Rôno-Ârpes; oc, Auvèrnhe Ròse Aups; it, Alvernia-Rodano-Alpi) is a region in southeast-central France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions; it resulted from the merger of Au ...

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in Eastern

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. It is the result of the merger, on 1 January 2019, of the communes of

Bellegarde-sur-Valserine Bellegarde-sur-Valserine (, literally ''Bellegarde on Valserine''; frp, Bèlagouârda) is a former commune in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 11,326. On 1 January 2019, i ...

Châtillon-en-Michaille Châtillon-en-Michaille ( frp, Châtelyon) is a former Communes of France, commune in the Ain Departments of France, department in eastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune of Valserhône.Lancrans Lancrans (; frp, Lancrens) is a former commune in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. In 2017, it had a population of 1,054. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune of Valserhône.

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22 October 2018 In 2018, the three communes had a combined population of 16,431, with Bellegarde-sur-Valserine as the major population centre. This makes Valserhône the third-most populated commune of Ain, after

Bourg-en-Bresse Bourg-en-Bresse (; frp, Bôrg) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Ain Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region in Eastern France. Located northeast of Lyon, it is the capital of the ...

and

Oyonnax Oyonnax () is the second most populated commune in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. Oyonnax lies in a valley of the Jura Mountains in the far north of Ain. It is near the Parc naturel régional du Haut- ...

Geography

Valserhône is located at the confluence of the

Valserine The river Valserine () is a tributary of the Rhône that flows for from the Col de la Faucille in the Jura Mountains to its confluence with the Rhône at Bellegarde-sur-Valserine. The Valserine Valley has great charm; it includes the Pont des Pie ...

and the

Rhône The Rhône ( , ; wae, Rotten ; frp, Rôno ; oc, Ròse ) is a major river in France and Switzerland, rising in the Alps and flowing west and south through Lake Geneva and southeastern France before discharging into the Mediterranean Sea. At Ar ...

. It was named after the two rivers. The commune is part of Haut-Jura Regional Natural Park. The commune has a station, , which is located at the junction of three railway lines and has regular service to various destinations in France and Switzerland. Pertes de la Valserine - panoramio (16).jpg, The

in Valserhône Église St Paul Vouvray Châtillon Michaille Valserhône 1.jpg, Église Saint-Paul de Vouvray in

Châtillon-en-Michaille Châtillon-en-Michaille ( frp, Châtelyon) is a former Communes of France, commune in the Ain Departments of France, department in eastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune of Valserhône.oceanic climate An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate, is the humid temperate climate sub-type in Köppen classification ''Cfb'', typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of continents, generally featuring cool summers and mild winters ( ...

(

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''Cfb''). The average annual temperature in Valserhône is . The average annual rainfall is with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Valserhône was on 13 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 5 February 2012.

Geography

Population

See also