Pont-d'Ain (;
Arpitan: ''Pont d'En'', also ''Lo Pont d'En''; "Bridge of
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 ...
") is a
commune in the
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 ...
department in the
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (; AURA) or ; or ; . is a Regions of France, region in southeast-central France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions; it resulted from the merger of Auvergne and Rhône-Alpes. The new region came into e ...
region
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in Eastern
France
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.
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
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'' since 2004. It was built in the 14th century, before it was refurbished and reorganised a number of times.
"Ancien château"
, pop.culture.gouv.fr.
Transport
Pont-d'Ain is served by Pont-d'Ain station on the Mâcon–Ambérieu railway, operated by the SNCF
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.
Demographics
See also
*Communes of the Ain department
The following is a list of the 391 communes of the Ain department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):[List of medieval bridges in France
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References
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Communes of Ain
Ain communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia