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Culoz
Sign in to saveCuloz ( or ) is a former commune in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. On 1 January 2023, it was merged into the new commune of Culoz-Béon.
Culoz is a small town in the Ain department of eastern France that ceased to exist as an independent municipality on January 1, 2023, when it merged with another town to form a new commune called Culoz-Béon. The merger was part of a broader trend in France of combining smaller communes to improve administrative efficiency and local governance.
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Place details
- Locality
- Culoz-Béon
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 2,893
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Culoz
- French commune.commune
- Culoz-Béon
- French commune.image
- Centre Culoz.JPG
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Culoz (Ain).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Belley
- French commune.canton
- Plateau d'Hauteville
- French commune.INSEE
- 01138
- French commune.postal code
- 01350
- French commune.elevation m
- 237
- French commune.elevation min m
- 226
- French commune.elevation max m
- 1430
- French commune.area km2
- 19.36
- French commune.population
- 2990
- French commune.population date
- 2022
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Culoz
- Population
- 3416
- Area
- 19.36
- Elevation
- 510
- Official website
- www.culoz.fr
- Image
- Vue depuis Lacets Grand Colombier Culoz 12.jpg
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- Commons category
- Culoz
- postal code
- 01350
- male population
- 1478
- female population
- 1557
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 2022-12-31
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Culoz ( or ) is a former commune in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. On 1 January 2023, it was merged into the new commune of Culoz-Béon.
==Geography== The town, which is situated on the right bank of the River Rhône just a few kilometres from the first foothills of the Alps, is dominated by the Grand Colombier: the highest summit of the southern end of the Jura mountain range.
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