Lapeyrouse, Ain
Encyclopedia
Lapeyrouse is a commune
in the Ain
department in eastern France
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The Chalaronne
has its source in the commune.
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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Geography
The village lies in the middle of the commune, which counts numerous pondPond
A pond is a body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is usually smaller than a lake. A wide variety of man-made bodies of water are classified as ponds, including water gardens, water features and koi ponds; all designed for aesthetic ornamentation as landscape or architectural...
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The Chalaronne
Chalaronne
The Chalaronne is a long river in the Ain département, eastern France. Its source is at Lapeyrouse, in the Dombes. It flows generally northwest...
has its source in the commune.