Lancrans

Lancrans Lancrens (Arpitan)
Part of Valserhône
Waterfall in Lancrans
Location of Lancrans
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Coordinates: 46°07′30″N 5°50′03″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Nantua
Canton	Bellegarde-sur-Valserine
Commune	Valserhône
Area ^1	9.66 km^2 (3.73 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	1,074
• Density	110/km^2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	01200
Elevation	350–1,606 m (1,148–5,269 ft) (avg. 625 m or 2,051 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lancrans (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃kʁɑ̃]; Arpitan: Lancrens) is a former commune in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune of Valserhône.[2] In 1858, Vanchy (renamed Coupy in 1907, merged in 1966 into Bellegarde-sur-Valserine) and Confort separated from Lancrans to form new communes.

Geography

The town of Lancrans is located to the northeast of the Pertes de la Valserine, a small canyon where the Valserine runs partly underground. It used to mark the border with Bellegarde-sur-Valserine. It is similar to the former Perte du Rhône.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2007	1,015	—
2012	1,038	+0.45%
2022	1,074	+0.34%
Source: INSEE[3][1]

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

References

1. "Populations de référence 2022" [Reference populations 2022] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2024.
2. Arrêté préfectoral, 22 October 2018 (in French)
3. "Populations légales 2012: Commune de Lancrans (01205)". Retrieved 19 December 2023.