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Châtillon-en-Michaille
Part of Valserhône
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Coat of arms of Châtillon-en-Michaille
Coat of arms
Châtillon-en-Michaille is located in France
Châtillon-en-Michaille
Châtillon-en-Michaille
Location in France
Châtillon-en-Michaille is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Châtillon-en-Michaille
Châtillon-en-Michaille
Location in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Ain
Arrondissement Nantua
Canton Bellegarde-sur-Valserine
Commune Valserhône
Area
1
37.63 km2 (14.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
3,973
 • Density 105.581/km2 (273.45/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
01200
Elevation 373–1,241 m (1,224–4,072 ft)
(avg. 520 m or 1,710 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Châtillon-en-Michaille (French pronunciation: [ʃatijɔ̃ ɑ̃ miʃaj]; Arpitan: Châtelyon) is a former commune in the Ain department in eastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune of Valserhône.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
2006 2,948 —    
2011 3,134 +1.23%
2015 3,448 +2.42%
2021 3,973 +2.39%
Source: INSEE
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