Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne
Encyclopedia
Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne is a commune
in the Ain
department in eastern France
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The town was formerly named Châtillon-les-Dombes.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Ain
Ain
Ain is a department named after the Ain River on the eastern edge of France. Being part of the region Rhône-Alpes and bordered by the rivers Saône and Rhône, the department of Ain enjoys a privileged geographic situation...
department in eastern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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History
The town is home to a castle built around 1000 AD.The town was formerly named Châtillon-les-Dombes.
Population
Personalities
- Saint Vincent de PaulVincent de PaulVincent de Paul was a priest of the Catholic Church who became dedicated to serving the poor. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion. He was canonized in 1737....
: was curate of Châtillon and founded the Brotherhood of Charity (1617) - Philibert Commerson: botanist, born in Châtillon in 1727