Thoissey
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Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
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| Coordinates: 46°10′00″N 4°48′00″E / 46.1667°N 4.8°ECoordinates: 46°10′00″N 4°48′00″E / 46.1667°N 4.8°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Ain | |
| Arrondissement | Bourg-en-Bresse | |
| Canton | Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Maurice Voisin | |
| Area1 | 1.4 km2 (0.5 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 1,498 | |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 01420 /01140 | |
| Elevation | 168–178 m (551–584 ft) (avg. 177 m or 581 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.
Thoissey is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
The Chalaronne forms the commune's southeastern border, then flows into the Saône, which forms its western border.
This commune, formerly walled, was the second city of the principality of Dombes and housed, for this principality, a collège founded in 1680.
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