Douvres

Douvres is also the French name for the English port of Dover.
Douvres

Coat of arms
Douvres

Coordinates: 45°59′23″N 5°22′26″E / 45.9897°N 5.3739°E / 45.9897; 5.3739Coordinates: 45°59′23″N 5°22′26″E / 45.9897°N 5.3739°E / 45.9897; 5.3739
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Ain
Arrondissement Belley
Canton Ambérieu-en-Bugey
Intercommunality Plaine de l'Ain
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Marie-Louise Dubois
Area1 5.26 km2 (2.03 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 934
 • Density 180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 01149 / 01500
Elevation 249–480 m (817–1,575 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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Douvres is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793756—    
1800976+29.1%
18061,229+25.9%
1821758−38.3%
1831665−12.3%
1836657−1.2%
1841607−7.6%
1846575−5.3%
1851553−3.8%
1856515−6.9%
1861473−8.2%
1866477+0.8%
1872433−9.2%
1876417−3.7%
1881391−6.2%
1886414+5.9%
1891368−11.1%
1896351−4.6%
1901333−5.1%
1906317−4.8%
1911284−10.4%
1921227−20.1%
1926261+15.0%
1931296+13.4%
1936251−15.2%
1946236−6.0%
1954257+8.9%
1962267+3.9%
1968254−4.9%
1975298+17.3%
1982534+79.2%
1990606+13.5%
1999646+6.6%
2008934+44.6%

See also

References

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