Hauteville-Lompnes

Hauteville-Lompnes
Commune
Town Hall

Coat of arms
Hauteville-Lompnes
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
Hauteville-Lompnes
Coordinates: 45°58′54″N 5°36′00″E / 45.9817°N 5.6°E / 45.9817; 5.6Coordinates: 45°58′54″N 5°36′00″E / 45.9817°N 5.6°E / 45.9817; 5.6
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Ain
Arrondissement Belley
Canton Hauteville-Lompnes
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Bernard Maclet
Area1 50.34 km2 (19.44 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 4,193
 • Density 83/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 01185 /01110
Elevation 455–1,240 m (1,493–4,068 ft)
(avg. 810 m or 2,660 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.

Hauteville-Lompnes is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

History

The commune was formed in 1942 by the union of Hauteville and Lompnes. In 1964 it absorbed the neighbouring communes of Lacoux and Longecombe.

Sanatorium Félix Mangini

The Sanatorium Félix Mangini was established in 1899 by Frédéric Dumarest.[1] It was dedicated to the care of tuberculosis patients.[2]

Geography

The river Albarine flows southwestward through the commune's northern part.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793734—    
1800674−8.2%
1806687+1.9%
1821662−3.6%
1831770+16.3%
1836673−12.6%
1841686+1.9%
1846732+6.7%
1851797+8.9%
1856772−3.1%
1861763−1.2%
1866798+4.6%
1872755−5.4%
1876775+2.6%
1881750−3.2%
1886779+3.9%
1891708−9.1%
1896729+3.0%
1901908+24.6%
1906973+7.2%
1911942−3.2%
19211,083+15.0%
19261,535+41.7%
19312,198+43.2%
19362,673+21.6%
19464,494+68.1%
19545,419+20.6%
19623,806−29.8%
19683,841+0.9%
19754,083+6.3%
19823,597−11.9%
19903,895+8.3%
19993,662−6.0%
20084,193+14.5%
20123,921−6.5%

Features

Hauteville-Lompnes is famous for its deposits of marble which has been used in the construction of many monumental buildings, among them the Empire State Building in New York City and the Kōkyo Imperial Palace in Tokyo.

A notable feature is the castle d'Angeville, a family possession of the family of that name since 1657. A scion of that family was Henriette d'Angeville, the second woman to climb Mont Blanc, for whom a street in Hauteville is named; her brother, the count d'Angeville, lived in the castle in the mid-nineteenth century.[3]

Today the town is more oriented towards tourism, with cross country and downhill skiing in the winter and range of summertime activities, including walking, hiking and fishing.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Guy, Louis Henri (20 April 2016). "Hommage au Docteur Frédéric Dumarest en 1956 - LGUYHAUTEVILLE01". lguyhauteville. Louis Guy. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  2. ↑ [Hauteville-Lompnes#Sanatorium_F.C3.A9lix_Mangini "Bugey Historique"] Check |url= value (help). bugey-historique. Bugey Historique. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  3. ↑ Domain, Guy (29 July 2010). "Hauteville-Lompnes : la rue centrale, un condensé de l'histoire de la station". Le Progrès. Archived from the original on 31 July 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
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