Hauteville-Lompnes
Hauteville-Lompnes | |
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Part of Plateau d'Hauteville | |
 Town Hall | |
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Location of Hauteville-Lompnes | |
  Hauteville-Lompnes Location within France  Hauteville-Lompnes Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Coordinates: 45°58′54″N 5°36′00″E / 45.9817°N 5.6°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ain |
| Arrondissement | Belley |
| Canton | Plateau d'Hauteville |
| Commune | Plateau d'Hauteville |
Area 1 | 50.34 km2 (19.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 3,603 |
| • Density | 71.57/km2 (185.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 01110 |
| Elevation | 455–1,240 m (1,493–4,068 ft) (avg. 810 m or 2,660 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Hauteville-Lompnes (French pronunciation: [otvil lɔn] ⓘ) is a former commune in the Ain department in eastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune of Plateau d'Hauteville.[2]
History
The commune was formed in 1942 by the union of Hauteville and Lompnes. In 1964 it absorbed the neighbouring communes of Lacoux and Longecombe.[3]
Sanatorium Félix Mangini
The Sanatorium Félix Mangini was established in 1900 by the industrial entrepreneur Félix Mangini and led by Dr. Frédéric Dumarest,[4] a former student of Carlo Forlanini.[5] It was modeled after a similar clinic at Heiligenschwendi, Switzerland.[4] It was dedicated to the care of tuberculosis patients. Since 1970, it is a centre for functional rehabilitation.[6]
Geography
The river Albarine flows southwestward through the commune's northern part.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 3,841 | — |
| 1975 | 4,083 | +0.88% |
| 1982 | 3,597 | −1.79% |
| 1990 | 3,895 | +1.00% |
| 1999 | 3,662 | −0.68% |
| 2006 | 4,125 | +1.72% |
| 2010 | 4,044 | −0.49% |
| 2015 | 3,739 | −1.56% |
| 2022 | 3,603 | −0.53% |
| Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (2010-2022)[7][1] | ||
Features
Hauteville-Lompnes is famous for its deposits of marble which has been used in the construction of many monumental buildings, among them the Empire State Building in New York City and the Kōkyo Imperial Palace in Tokyo.
A notable feature is the castle d'Angeville, a family possession of the family of that name since 1657. A scion of that family was Henriette d'Angeville, the second woman to climb Mont Blanc, for whom a street in Hauteville is named; her brother, the count d'Angeville, lived in the castle in the mid-nineteenth century.[8]
Today the town is more oriented towards tourism, with cross country and downhill skiing in the winter and range of summertime activities, including walking, hiking and fishing.
See also
References
- 1 2 "Populations de référence 2022" [Reference populations 2022] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2024.
- ↑ Arrêté préfectoral Archived 2018-12-22 at the Wayback Machine 12 December 2018 (in French)
- 1 2 Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Hauteville-Lompnes, EHESS (in French).
- 1 2 "Sanatoriums d'Hauteville". Patrimoines de l'Ain. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
- ↑ Dumarest, F. "In Memory of Carlo Forlanini." Journal de medecine de Lyon 31.727 (1950): 353-359.
- ↑ "Notre Histoire". ORSAC Félix Mangini. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
- ↑ Populations légales 2015, INSEE
- ↑ Domain, Guy (29 July 2010). "Hauteville-Lompnes : la rue centrale, un condensé de l'histoire de la station". Le Progrès. Archived from the original on 31 July 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
