Ain department

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department of France

Ain department is an administrative region in eastern France known for its diverse landscapes, historic towns, and proximity to both the Alps and the Swiss border.

Aliases (2)

Ain ×50
Ain (department) ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	department of France →
bordersDepartment	Haute-Savoie → Isère → Jura → Rhône → Savoie → Saône-et-Loire →
borderWithCountry	Italy (via nearby Alpine region, not directly) → Switzerland →
capital	Bourg-en-Bresse →
containsTown	Ambérieu-en-Bugey → Belley → Bourg-en-Bresse → Gex → Nantua → Oyonnax →
country	France →
countrySubdivisionCode	FR-01 →
createdBy	French Revolution administrative reform →
createdIn	1790 →
hasBorderFeature	Jura Mountains →
hasEconomicActivity	agriculture → cross-border services with Switzerland → industry →
hasLandscape	forests → lakes → mountains → plains →
hasProtectedArea	Haut-Jura Regional Natural Park (partly) →
historicProvincePartOf	Bresse → Bugey → Dombes → Pays de Gex →
knownFor	diverse landscapes → gastronomy → historic towns → poultry of Bresse →
locatedIn	eastern France →
namedAfter	Ain River →
near	Alps →
partOfRegion	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes →
prefecture	Bourg-en-Bresse →
regionType	administrative department →
subprefecture	Belley → Gex → Nantua →
timeZone	Central European Time →
timeZoneDST	Central European Summer Time →
traversedByRiver	Ain River → Rhône River →

Referenced by (24)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ferney-Voltaire → French departmental authorities of Ain → Ornex → Sergy → Thoiry (Ain) →	locatedIn
Canton of Saint-Genis-Pouilly → Prévessin-Moëns → Saint-Genis-Pouilly → canton of Ferney-Voltaire →	locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity
Ornex → Sergy → Sergy → arrondissement of Gex →	partOf
French departmental authorities of Ain →	administers
Rhône (department) ("Ain (department)") →	borders
Ornex →	countrySubdivision
École primaire de Prévessin →	department
Ain River →	flowsThrough
French departmental authorities of Ain →	hasJurisdictionOver
Geneva metropolitan area →	hasPart
Thoiry (Ain) →	higherAdministrativeUnit
Sergy →	isInCountrySubdivision
Ain River →	namedAfter
Saône River →	passesThrough