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Nantua

Aerial view of Nantua and the lake of Nantua

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Nantua

Location in France

Nantua

Location in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Country

Nantua

Communauté de communes du Haut Bugey

Area

12.79 km² (4.94 sq mi)

Population

(2014)

3,534

• Density

276.31/km² (715.6/sq mi)

Nantuatiens

• Summer (DST)

INSEE/Postal code

01269 /01130

Elevation

427–1,125 m (1,401–3,691 ft)
(avg. 776 m or 2,546 ft)

Website

nantua-ville.fr

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Nantua is a commune in the Ain department. It is found in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in the east of France and is the capital of the arrondissement of Nantua.

Geography
- Climate
Population
Administration
- Twinned and partner towns
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Geography

The commune of Nantua has an area of 12.8 km² (4.9 sq mi). Its average altitude is 776 m (2,546 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 478 m (1,568 ft).

The distances from Nantua to other cities are:

Paris, the national capital - 480 km (300 mi);
Lyon, the regional capital - 90 km (56 mi);
Reims - 488 km (303 mi);
Bordeaux - 639 km (397 mi);
Toulouse - 627 km (390 mi);
Montpellier - 388 km (241 mi);
Strasbourg - 460 km (290 mi);
Nantes - 720 km (450 mi);
Marseille - 403 km (250 mi).

Nantua and its neighboring *communes*

Montréal-la-Cluse	Apremont	Charix
Port		Les Neyrolles
	Nantua

Saint-Martin-du-Frêne	Brénod

Climate

The climate of Nantua, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.

Population

The inhabitants of Nantua are known, in French, as Nantuatiens (women: Nantuatiennes).

Nantua has a population, in 2014, of 3,534 and its population density is of 276.3 inhabitants/km².

Evolution of the population in Nantua

Administration

Nantua is a subprefecture of the Ain department and the capital of the arrondissement of Nantua in the same department. It is also the capital of the canton of Nantua, formed by 18 communes (21,477 inhabitants) (2014)

It is part of the intercommunality Haut Bugey.