Nantua

Nantua
Nantua
Administration
Country	France
Region	Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Nantua
Canton	Nantua
Mayor	Jean-Pierre Carminatti (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	479 m (1,572 ft) avg.
Land area1	12.79 km2 (4.94 sq mi)
Population2	3,633  (2008)
- Density	284 /km2 (740 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	01269/ 01460
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Nantua is a commune and subprefecture in the Ain department in eastern France.

History

The town grew up around a Benedictine Monastery founded in 671 by St. Amand and the church of St Peter where the body of Charles the Bald was initially buried.

Boniface of Savoy, Archbishop of Canterbury was Prior of Nantua from 1232 to 1253.

Population

Historical population of Nantua

Year	1793	1800	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851	1856
Population	2798	2791	3744	3515	3701	3696	3846	3658	3746	3493

Year	1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896	1901	1906
Population	3726	3776	3393	3405	3296	3157	2973	3033	2989	2891

Year	1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954	1962	1968	1975
Population	2966	2835	2865	2931	2760	2648	2997	3265	3560	3440

Year	1982	1990	1999	2008
Population	3572	3602	3922	3633

Climate

Nantua faces a small lake on its west side and is protected by high cliffs on its landward sides which gives rise to a relatively mild climate.

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Town council website (in French)
• Tourism office website (in French)