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Collonges is a commune in France, situated in the Ain department within the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Collonges and has at various times been associated with the arrondissements of Gex and Nantua. The municipality borders Bellegarde-sur-Valserine, Confort, Farges, and Lancrans, and is located next to the Rhône river. Its official name is also recorded as Collonges-Regénéré.
The area of the commune is 16.25 square kilometers, with an elevation of 1,621 meters above sea level. The population is listed as 2,398, comprising 1,090 males and 1,129 females, though another source cites a population of 1,124. The postal code for the area is 01550. A library is located on Grand Rue in the city.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Collonges is referenced by 408 other articles, and connects out to France, Switzerland and time zone.
It is catalogued under topics including Ain communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia and Communes of Ain.
Its subject is documented across 55 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- Collonges
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 1,124
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Collonges-Regénéré
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Gex
- Population
- 2260
- Area
- 16.25
- Elevation
- 714
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Rhône
- Capital of
- canton of Collonges
- Shares border with
- Léaz
- Official website
- www.collonges.fr
- Image
- Église St Théodule Collonges Ain 2.jpg
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- Commons category
- Collonges (Ain)
- postal code
- 01550
- associated electoral district
- canton of Collonges
- male population
- 1090
- female population
- 1129
- P8168
- Hubert M. Meingast
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-50-59-61-25
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Encyclopedic overview
Collonges ( French pronunciation: [kɔlɔ̃ʒ]; Arpitan: Colonges) is a commune in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. Collonges is located on the border with the Haute-Savoie department, just northeast of Fort l'Écluse in Léaz, Ain. It is also situated 20 km (12.4 mi) southwest of Geneva, Switzerland.
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