”’Nantua”’ ({{IPA|fr|nɑ̃tɥa|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-Benoît Prieur-Nantua.wav}}; [[Franco-Provençal|Arpitan]]: ”Nantuat”) is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in and [[Subprefectures in France|subprefecture]] of the [[Ain]] [[Departments of France|département]] in the [[Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes]] [[Regions of France|region]] in Eastern [[France]]. The commune of Nantua comprises the glacial [[Lac de Nantua]].
”’Nantua”’ ({{IPA|fr|nɑ̃tɥa|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-Benoît Prieur-Nantua.wav}}; [[Franco-Provençal|Arpitan]]: ”Nantuat”) is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in and [[Subprefectures in France|subprefecture]] of the [[Ain]] [[Departments of France|département]] in the [[Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes]] [[Regions of France|region]] in Eastern [[France]]. The commune of Nantua comprises the glacial [[Lac de Nantua]].
[[File:A40 Motorway between Nantua and Geneve.jpg|alt=A view of the A40 motorway near Nantua, France, showing elevated road structures and forested Jura Mountains in the background|thumb|A40 motorway near Nantua]]
Located in the [[Haut-Bugey]] historical region, among the southern foothills of the [[Jura Mountains]], it is famous for its fresh-water fish and crayfish.<ref>Waverley Root, ”The Food of France”, p. 215</ref>
Located in the [[Haut-Bugey]] historical region, among the southern foothills of the [[Jura Mountains]], it is famous for its fresh-water fish and crayfish.<ref>Waverley Root, ”The Food of France”, p. 215</ref>
Subprefecture and commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Subprefecture and commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Nantua (French pronunciation: [nɑ̃tɥa] ⓘ; Arpitan: Nantuat) is a commune in and subprefecture of the Ain département in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. The commune of Nantua comprises the glacial Lac de Nantua.
Located in the Haut-Bugey historical region, among the southern foothills of the Jura Mountains, it is famous for its fresh-water fish and crayfish.[3]
The town grew up around a Benedictine monastery founded in 671 by Amandus and the church of St Peter where the body of Charles the Bald was initially buried.
The priory of Nantua was sacked and burned in 1230 by Stephen I of Thoire-Villars.[4] Boniface of Savoy was selected prior in 1232.[4]
In 1944, a hundred men were arrested and deported and the local French Secret Army leader was shot dead by the Nazis in response to French resistance activities.[5]
| Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 3,560 | — |
| 1975 | 3,440 | −0.49% |
| 1982 | 3,572 | +0.54% |
| 1990 | 3,602 | +0.10% |
| 1999 | 3,902 | +0.89% |
| 2009 | 3,639 | −0.70% |
| 2014 | 3,534 | −0.58% |
| 2020 | 3,453 | −0.39% |
| Source: INSEE[6] | ||
Nantua faces the small Lac de Nantua on its west side and is protected by high cliffs on its landward sides which gives rise to a relatively mild continental climate.
Twin towns — sister cities
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Nantua is twinned with:
- ^ “Répertoire national des élus: les maires” (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ “Populations de référence 2022” (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Waverley Root, The Food of France, p. 215
- ^ a b Eugene L. Cox, The Eagles of Savoy, (Princeton University Press, 1974), 17-18.
- ^ Matthew Cobbs, The Resistance, p. 181
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 20 December 2023 at the Wayback Machine, INSEE
