Condamine (Ain)

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

Geography

Condamine is located at 570 m above sea level. Level, about 22 kilometers northeast of the city Ambérieu -en- Bugey (air line). The farming village extends in the central Bugey, in a valley in the northern section of the valley of Combe du Val in the Jura, at the entrance of the Vallée de Meyriat, at the northern foot of the Grande Montagne.

The area of ​​4.64 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the southern French Jura. The western part is occupied by the wide, oriented in north-south direction trough the Combe du Val, which forms a syncline the Jura folds. This trough is drained by the Borrey north to Oignin. From the Combe du Val, the municipality's area extends eastward into the vast forest area of the Forêt de Meyriat, in the 808 m above sea level. M. the highest elevation of Condamine is achieved. The northern boundary forms the deeply incised erosion valley Vallée de Meyriat.

Neighboring communities of Condamine are Saint -Martin- du- Frêne in the north, the east Chevillard, Vieu - d'Izenave in the south and in the west Maillat.

History

Condamine is first mentioned in the 13th century as a parish. The village belonged to the lords of Balmey which were under the suzerainty of the Counts of Savoy. The Treaty of Lyon in 1601 it passed to France. Since the second half of the 18th century, the water power of the stream Doye was used for the operation of paper mills.

Attractions

The village church of Condamine was rebuilt in the 19th century.

Population

With 406 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Condamine is one of the small communities of the department of Ain. After the population had decreased in the first half of the 20th century (1911 289 persons were still counted ), a significant population increase has been recorded since the mid-1970s again. Since then, the population has more than doubled.

Economy and infrastructure

Condamine 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 today some of the local small business enterprises. 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 Saint -Martin- du- Frêne after Hauteville- Lompnes. More local road links exist with Maillat and Brénod. The nearest links to the A40 motorway is located at a distance of about five kilometers.

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