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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Villars-les-Dombes
Commune
Town hallTown hall
Coat of arms of Villars-les-DombesCoat of arms
Location of Villars-les-Dombes
Villars-les-Dombes is located in FranceVillars-les-DombesVillars-les-DombesShow map of FranceVillars-les-Dombes is located in Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesVillars-les-DombesVillars-les-DombesShow map of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coordinates: 45°59′56″N 5°01′48″E / 45.9989°N 5.0299°E / 45.9989; 5.0299
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAin
ArrondissementBourg-en-Bresse
CantonVillars-les-Dombes
IntercommunalityDombes
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pierre Larrieu
Area24.63 km (9.51 sq mi)
Population5,059
 • Density210/km (530/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code01443 /01330
Elevation263–295 m (863–968 ft)
(avg. 279 m or 915 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Villars-les-Dombes (French pronunciation: [vilaʁ le dɔ̃b] , literally Villars near Dombes) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Its people are known as Villardois.

Geography

The town is located within Ain, half-way between Lyon (33 km) and Bourg-en-Bresse (29 km), in the heart of the area known as the Dombes, notable for its hundreds of lakes which are waterfowl habitats and are suitable for breeding fish. Its ornithological park, Parc des Oiseaux, is the largest in France.

The Chalaronne river forms part of the commune's south-western border, flows northward through the western part of the commune, crosses the town, then forms part of its northern border.

History

The lordship of Villars (of which archival evidence dates from 940) became, by marriage, the lordship of Thoire-et-Vilars in 1188, and in about 1400 its caput was Trévoux (the estate was managed from there). In 1565, Villars was promoted to a marquisate dependent on the house of Savoie (Savoy), a benefice of the Honour of Savoy.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 566—    
1800 381−5.50%
1806 528+5.59%
1821 513−0.19%
1831 588+1.37%
1836 654+2.15%
1841 789+3.82%
1846 1,036+5.60%
1851 1,153+2.16%
1856 1,094−1.05%
1861 1,111+0.31%
1866 1,304+3.26%
1872 1,473+2.05%
1876 1,612+2.28%
1881 1,535−0.97%
1886 1,607+0.92%
1891 1,482−1.61%
1896 1,426−0.77%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 1,482+0.77%
1906 1,524+0.56%
1911 1,616+1.18%
1921 1,429−1.22%
1926 1,370−0.84%
1931 1,388+0.26%
1936 1,397+0.13%
1946 1,358−0.28%
1954 1,334−0.22%
1962 1,583+2.16%
1968 1,842+2.56%
1975 2,344+3.50%
1982 2,796+2.55%
1990 3,415+2.53%
1999 4,190+2.30%
2007 4,317+0.37%
2012 4,430+0.52%
2017 4,795+1.60%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

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 22 November 2022.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Villars-les-Dombes, EHESS (in French).
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 2 September 2022 at the Wayback Machine, INSEE

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