Hautecourt-Romanèche
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Commune of Hautecourt-Romanèche |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ain |
| Arrondissement | Bourg-en-Bresse |
| Canton | Ceyzériat |
| Intercommunality | La Vallière |
| Mayor | Christian Fèvre (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 260 m–548 m (avg. 324 m) |
| Land area¹ | 21,60 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
676 |
| - Density | 31/km² |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 01184/ 01250 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Hautecourt-Romanèche is a commune in the department of Ain in eastern France.
The commune is comprised of many villages and hamlets including: Challes, Chambod, Hautecourt, Merlot, Perroi, Romaneche, Soiriat and Villette.
The commune's biggest tourist attraction is the Island of Chambod which also has a camp site. There is also the Donjon de Buenc which used to be an outpost along the Savoy frontier. The village of Hautecourt is also home to a rare type of cave which is only accessed once every seven years so as not to disturb the many species that are indigenous to it.
The Commune also has a football team who regularly play in Hautecourt in their home colours of purple.
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