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Ain

Located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France Coordinates: 46°10′00″ N 5°20′00″ E

Ain
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Population
671,289
671.3K
Elevation
416 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Places inside
82
listed under Ain
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
LYS Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport52 km
GVA Geneva International Airport60 km

About Ain

Ain is a district. Location: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. Population: 671,289.

From Wikipedia

Ain (; French: [ɛ̃] ; Arpitan: En) is a French department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, Eastern France. Named after the Ain river, it is bordered by the Saône and Rhône rivers. Ain is on the country's eastern edge, on the Swiss border, where it borders the cantons of Geneva and Vaud. In 2023 it had a population of 679,344.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1790
Area
5,762 km²
Official website
ain.fr

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Ain

Population of Ain over time

Population of Ain over time
2015 631,877
2017 643,350
2018 647,634
2019 652,432
2020 657,856
2021 663,202
2022 671,289
2023 679,344

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Ain

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 92 mm

Hottest month
July (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
October (101 mm)
Driest month
March (65 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Ain
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°6°11°14°19°22°25°24°20°15°8°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°2°4°9°12°14°13°10°7°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)74736580978872701001019280

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Ain

The nearest airport is Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS), 52 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Villeurbanne, 57 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône 52 kmsouth
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 60 kmeast
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 65 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 57 kmsouthwest
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 60 kmsouthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 63 kmeast
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 107 kmeast
  • Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 110 kmsouthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Ain

Within 100 km: 167 historic and cultural sites, 630 natural sites, 285 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km51 places

  • Étang des Vavres Lake 21 kmSW
  • Nantua Lake Lake 20 kmE
  • Étang Moulin Lake 20 kmW
  • Étang de Chassagne Lake 22 kmSW

25–60 km275 places

  • Parc de la Tête d'Or Natural site 57 kmSW
  • Etang du Moulin de Vert Lake 53 kmE
  • Etang du Moulin de Vert Lake 53 kmE
  • Barrage du Rhône Lake 55 kmE

60–100 km756 places

  • Lac de Joux Lake 90 kmNE
  • Lake Leman Lake 93 kmE
  • Lac Brenet Lake 95 kmNE
  • Lac Aubonne Lake 88 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Ain

82 places

Mountains & nature2

Lakes, rivers & coasts20

Nature and heritage in Ain

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources