Champdor

Champdor is a commune in the French department of Ain, in the Rhône -Alpes.

Geography

Champdor is located on 833 m above sea level. M., five kilometers north of Hauteville- Lompnes and about 20 km east-northeast of the city Ambérieu -en- Bugey (air line). The village is located in the central Bugey, on the eastern edge of a broad valley of the high Jura, which belongs to the Plateau d' Hauteville, at the foot of the ridge of the plan agate.

The area of ​​17.37 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the southern French Jura. The central part of a wide -oriented in north-south direction dump taken ( to an average of 820 m above sea level. M. ), which forms a syncline the Jura folds. This trough is drained by the Albarine south. In the West, this sink is to the south by the wooded ridge of the Col du Cruchon (940 m above sea level. M. ) flanked. East of the village of slope rises gently to the broad crest of the plan Agate anticline, which separates the valley from the top of the Albarine Valromey. Large parts of the to 1183 m high ridge is forested ( Bois de Champdor and Forêt de Quatre Sauts ).

To Champdor include some farm groups and individual farms. Neighboring communities of Champdor are Brénod in the north, Le Petit- Abergement and Ruffieu in the east, Hauteville- Lompnes in the south and Corcelles in the West.

History

Is first mentioned in 1198 under the name Chan Champdor Douro. Over time, the spelling changed over Candolbrio (around 1200), Chandobrio ( 1222) Cando Brio, Campumdubrium ( 1493 ) to Champdouroz (1563 ). The place name is probably of Celtic origin and is composed of the word elements cando ( white) or canto (border) and briga (fortified hill ) together. From 1318 to 1516 Champdor belonged except for the years 1479 to 1491 the Lords of Luyrieux which were under the suzerainty of the Counts of Savoy. The Treaty of Lyon reached the village in 1601 to France. The village government was responsible for the first de Michaud family and from 1672 the de Montillet family, among which at the beginning of the 18th century the new castle was built.

Attractions

The parish church of Saint -Victor -et-Saint -Ours by Champdor was built in the 16th century. The Château de Champdor with its four corner towers was completed in 1743; the prominent tower was built, however, until 1851. It is now owned by the municipality.

Population

With 465 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Champdor one of the small communities of the department of Ain. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1896 559 persons were still counted ), a population increase was recorded until the 1980s again. Since then, the population remained at a relatively constant level.

Economy and infrastructure

Champdor was until well into the 20th century a predominantly coined by agriculture, especially dairy farming and animal husbandry, and forestry village. In addition, there are now several companies of local small and medium enterprises. Among the major companies include a sawmill, a furniture store and the Vincent et Fils SA ( degradation of the Jura limestone in Champdor and Hauteville- Lompnes ). Meanwhile, the village has also changed into a residential community. Many workers are commuters who engage in the larger towns in the vicinity of their work.

The village is located off the major thoroughfares on a secondary road, leading from Hauteville- Lompnes to Saint -Martin- du- Frêne. Further road links exist with Corcelles and over the Col de Cuvillat with Le Petit- Abergement in Valromey. The nearest links to the A40 motorway is located at a distance of around 18 kilometers.

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