Department Ain Population (2008) 4,193 Area 50.34 km² | Canton Hauteville-Lompnes Time zone CET (UTC+1) Local time Saturday 5:36 AM | |
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Weather 6°C, Wind NW at 11 km/h, 76% Humidity | ||
Hauteville-Lompnes is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
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Map of 01110 Hauteville-Lompnes, France
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.
Geography
The river Albarine flows southwestward through the commune's northern part.
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.
The town was also renowned at the start of the 20th century for its state-of-the art hospitals, notable in the fight against tuberculosis.
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.