Pérouges
Pérouges
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A view of Pérouges | |
Location of Pérouges | |
| Coordinates: 45°54′26″N 5°10′22″E / 45.907347°N 5.172731°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ain |
| Arrondissement | Belley |
| Canton | Meximieux |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Nathalie Magnon-Micolas |
Area 1 | 18.97 km2 (7.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 1,382 |
| • Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 01290 /01800 |
| Elevation | 205–303 m (673–994 ft) (avg. 270 m or 890 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Pérouges (French pronunciation: [peʁuʒ]; Arpitan: Pèrôges) is a commune in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. A medieval walled town perched on a small hill that overlooks the plain of the river Ain, it is located 30 km (19 mi) northeast of Lyon, historically in the neighbouring Rhône department. In 2019, Pérouges had a population of 1,273.