Arbent
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Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
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| Coordinates: 46°17′47″N 5°40′55″E / 46.2964°N 5.6819°ECoordinates: 46°17′47″N 5°40′55″E / 46.2964°N 5.6819°E | |||
| Country | France | ||
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | ||
| Department | Ain | ||
| Arrondissement | Nantua | ||
| Canton | Oyonnax | ||
| Intercommunality | Haut Bugey | ||
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| • Mayor (2008–2020) | Liliane Maissiat | ||
| Area1 | 23.49 km2 (9.07 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2009)2 | 3,493 | ||
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| INSEE/Postal code | 01014 /01100 | ||
| Elevation | 435–1,100 m (1,427–3,609 ft) (avg. 535 m or 1,755 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Arbent is a commune in the department of Ain in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arbanais or Arbanaises
The commune has been awarded two flowers by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.
The commune of Arbent is in the extreme north of the department of Ain at the northern edge of the Upper Bugey. It is in the Jura mountains at the door of the Regional Natural Park of Upper Jura.
Arbent is about 35 km north-east of Bourg-en-Bresse and 2 km north of Oyonnax. It can be accessed from the south-west by Highway A404 which terminates in the commune. It is also accessed by road D31 from Oyonnax in the south which intersects the termination of the A404 and continues to Dortan in the north-west. The D85 road also goes from Oyonnax to the village (which is a northern continuation of the Oyonnax conurbation) and continues west to Viry. The south-west of the commune is an extension of the conurbation of Oyonnax with the rest of the commune being heavily forested mountains.
The Ruisseau de Merdanson rises in the south of the commune and joins with the Ruisseau de Col du Lary flowing north then west through the village then west and north to join the Bienne river.
The climate type is semi-continental, with cold winters, hot summers and precipitation falling mainly in summer.
Or, in chief a gusset couped of argent, in base a caliper with a branch to sinister all in sable debruised by two cutlasses of argent saltirewise with handles gules over all tied in Or.
A bus runs regularly in the town. It comes from the neighbouring town of Oyonnax. A railway station previously existed in the town but the proximity of Oyonnax caused disinterest and it closed. Arbent is located on the Andelot-en-Montagne - La Cluse railway line.
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