Nantua
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Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region  Nantua | ||
| Coordinates: 46°09′07″N 5°36′28″E / 46.1519°N 5.6078°ECoordinates: 46°09′07″N 5°36′28″E / 46.1519°N 5.6078°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Ain | |
| Arrondissement | Nantua | |
| Canton | Nantua | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Pierre Carminatti | |
| Area1 | 12.79 km2 (4.94 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 3,633 | |
| • Density | 280/km2 (740/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 01269 / 01130 | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Nantua (French pronunciation: [nɑ̃tɥa]) is a commune and subprefecture in the Ain department in eastern France. The usual demonym for its inhabitants is Nantuatien(ne); however, they are also sometimes called Catholards, after a needle used by leatherworkers. Indeed, Nantua has long been a town of tanners and shoemakers.
History
The town grew up around a Benedictine Monastery founded in 671 by St. Amand and the church of St Peter where the body of Charles the Bald was initially buried.
The Priory of Nantua was sacked and burned in 1230 by Etienne I of Thoire-Villars.[1] Later, Boniface of Savoy, Archbishop of Canterbury was selected Prior of Nantua in 1232.[1]
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 2,798 | — |
| 1800 | 2,791 | −0.3% |
| 1806 | 3,744 | +34.1% |
| 1821 | 3,515 | −6.1% |
| 1831 | 3,701 | +5.3% |
| 1836 | 3,696 | −0.1% |
| 1841 | 3,846 | +4.1% |
| 1846 | 3,658 | −4.9% |
| 1851 | 3,746 | +2.4% |
| 1856 | 3,493 | −6.8% |
| 1861 | 3,726 | +6.7% |
| 1866 | 3,776 | +1.3% |
| 1872 | 3,393 | −10.1% |
| 1876 | 3,405 | +0.4% |
| 1881 | 3,296 | −3.2% |
| 1886 | 3,157 | −4.2% |
| 1891 | 2,973 | −5.8% |
| 1896 | 3,033 | +2.0% |
| 1901 | 2,989 | −1.5% |
| 1906 | 2,891 | −3.3% |
| 1911 | 2,966 | +2.6% |
| 1921 | 2,835 | −4.4% |
| 1926 | 2,865 | +1.1% |
| 1931 | 2,931 | +2.3% |
| 1936 | 2,760 | −5.8% |
| 1946 | 2,648 | −4.1% |
| 1954 | 2,997 | +13.2% |
| 1962 | 3,265 | +8.9% |
| 1968 | 3,560 | +9.0% |
| 1975 | 3,440 | −3.4% |
| 1982 | 3,572 | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 3,602 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 3,922 | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 3,633 | −7.4% |
Climate
Nantua faces a small lake on its west side and is protected by high cliffs on its landward sides which gives rise to a relatively mild continental climate.
Twin towns — Sister cities
Nantua is twinned with:
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Brembilla, Italy (2011)
See also
Notes
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nantua. |
- Town council website (in French)
- Tourism office website (in French)
