Valserhône

E701961

Valserhône is a commune in eastern France’s Ain department, formed by the merger of Bellegarde-sur-Valserine and neighboring municipalities, and serves as a local economic and transport hub near the Swiss border.

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Valserhône canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf commune of France
country France
formedByMergerOf Bellegarde-sur-Valserine
Châtillon-en-Michaille
Lancrans
governedBy municipal council of Valserhône
hasEconomicActivity cross-border employment
industry
services
hasFormerName Bellegarde-sur-Valserine (for main urban center)
hasFunction local administrative center
local commercial center
regional transport node
hasHeritage hydroelectric installations on the Rhône and Valserine
hasMunicipalStatus commune nouvelle
hasPopulation approximately 16000
hasRailwayStation Bellegarde station
hasTransportRole junction between Lyon–Geneva and Paris–Geneva routes
INSEECODE 01033
isEconomicHubFor Pays de Gex and surrounding area
isPartOf arrondissement of Nantua
canton of Valserhône
isTransportHubFor cross-border traffic with Switzerland
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Ain
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
eastern France
locatedInOrNextToBodyOfWater Rhône
linked to: Rhône River

Valserine
locatedInRegion Jura Mountains foothills
locatedInTimeZoneOffset +01:00
locatedInTimeZoneOffsetDST +02:00
locatedNear Geneva metropolitan area
Swiss border
locatedOn Franco-Swiss border corridor
mergerEffectiveDate 2019-01-01
officialLanguage French
postalCode 01200
railConnectionsTo Geneva
Lyon
Paris
roadConnectionsVia A40 motorway
RN508
sharesBorderWith Switzerland
timeZone CEST
CET
usesDaylightSavingTime true

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