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Hauteville-Lompnes
Town Hall
Town Hall
Coat of arms of Hauteville-Lompnes
Coat of arms
Hauteville-Lompnes is located in France
Hauteville-Lompnes
Hauteville-Lompnes
Location in France
Hauteville-Lompnes is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Hauteville-Lompnes
Hauteville-Lompnes
Location in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Ain
Arrondissement Belley
Canton Plateau d'Hauteville
Commune Plateau d'Hauteville
Area
1
50.34 km2 (19.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
3,620
 • Density 71.91/km2 (186.25/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
01110
Elevation 455–1,240 m (1,493–4,068 ft)
(avg. 810 m or 2,660 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Hauteville-Lompnes (French pronunciation: [otvil lɔn]) is a former commune in the Ain department in eastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune of Plateau d'Hauteville.

History

The commune was formed in 1942 by the union of Hauteville and Lompnes. In 1964 it absorbed the neighbouring communes of Lacoux and Longecombe.

Sanatorium Félix Mangini

The Sanatorium Félix Mangini was established in 1899 bycFrédéric Dumarest., a former student of Carlo Forlanini. It was dedicated to the care of tuberculosis patients.

Geography

The river Albarine flows southwestward through the commune's northern part.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
2006 4,125 —    
2011 3,971 −0.76%
2015 3,739 −1.49%
2021 3,620 −0.54%
Source: INSEE

Features

Hauteville-Lompnes is famous for its deposits of marble which has been used in the construction of many monumental buildings, among them the Empire State Building in New York City and the Kōkyo Imperial Palace in Tokyo.

A notable feature is the castle d'Angeville, a family possession of the family of that name since 1657. A scion of that family was Henriette d'Angeville, the second woman to climb Mont Blanc, for whom a street in Hauteville is named; her brother, the count d'Angeville, lived in the castle in the mid-nineteenth century.

Today the town is more oriented towards tourism, with cross country and downhill skiing in the winter and range of summertime activities, including walking, hiking and fishing.

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