Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne
Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne is a commune. It is in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in the Ain department in east France.
Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Ain |
Arrondissement | Bourg-en-Bresse |
Canton | Thoissey |
Intercommunality | Val-de-Saône Chalaronne |
Mayor | Muriel Luga-Giraud (2008–2014) |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 167–223 m (548–732 ft) (avg. 179 m/587 ft) |
Land area1 | 24.98 km2 (9.64 sq mi) |
Population2 | 2,656 (2008) |
- Density | 106/km2 (270/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 01348/ 01140 |
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. |
Geography
The Chalaronne (a long river) flows west through the southern part of the commune. It then flows into the Saône, which is part of the commune's south-western border.