Collonges, Ain

Collonges
270x250px
Coat of arms of Collonges Coat of arms
Collonges
Location within Rhône-Alpes region Collonges
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Gex
Canton	Collonges
Intercommunality	Pays de Gex
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	André Duparc
Area1	16.25 km2 (6.27 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	1,621
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	01109 / 01550
Elevation	329–1,621 m (1,079–5,318 ft) (avg. 500 m or 1,600 ft)
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.

Collonges is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Just outside the village is Fort l'Écluse.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	1,146	—
1800	1,145	−0.1%
1806	1,222	+6.7%
1821	1,351	+10.6%
1831	1,256	−7.0%
1836	1,276	+1.6%
1841	1,278	+0.2%
1846	1,293	+1.2%
1851	1,221	−5.6%
1856	1,323	+8.4%
1861	1,171	−11.5%
1866	1,166	−0.4%
1872	1,115	−4.4%
1876	1,086	−2.6%
1881	1,091	+0.5%
1886	1,104	+1.2%
1891	1,075	−2.6%
1896	1,503	+39.8%
1901	956	−36.4%
1906	891	−6.8%
1911	871	−2.2%
1921	852	−2.2%
1926	836	−1.9%
1931	701	−16.1%
1936	754	+7.6%
1946	657	−12.9%
1954	732	+11.4%
1962	879	+20.1%
1968	901	+2.5%
1975	966	+7.2%
1982	926	−4.1%
1990	1,000	+8.0%
1999	1,106	+10.6%
2008	1,621	+46.6%

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

References

• INSEE