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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Dortan
Commune
ChâteauChâteau
Coat of arms of DortanCoat of arms
Location of Dortan
Dortan is located in FranceDortanDortanShow map of FranceDortan is located in Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesDortanDortanShow map of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coordinates: 46°19′08″N 05°39′36″E / 46.31889°N 5.66000°E / 46.31889; 5.66000
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAin
ArrondissementNantua
CantonPont-d'Ain
IntercommunalityHaut-Bugey Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marianne Dubare
Area18.11 km (6.99 sq mi)
Population2,013
 • Density110/km (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code01148 /01590
Elevation330 m (1,080 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Dortan street scene

Dortan (French pronunciation: [dɔʁtɑ̃]) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Besides the village of Dortan itself, the commune includes the hamlets of Uffel, Vouais, Bonaz, Emondeau, Sénissiat and Maissiat.

History

This area was settled in the first century AD by the Sequani, a Gallic people. It was on a route used by the Romans and by the seventh century, the Abbaye de Saint-Claude had been established nearby and the area was evangelized. During the feudal period in the ninth century, the counts were Lambert and Geoffroy de Dortenc, and twenty generations of these seignieres followed. The Château de Dortan was built in the fifteenth century as a replacement for the original twelfth century building. It was attacked on many occasions, including by Cardinal Richelieu in 1637. The last of the de Dortenc lineage was Jean-François de Dortenc, who died in 1708. He had committed various misdeeds and his successor sold the château to Pierre Gaulthier, adviser and secretary of Louis XIV. Today the château is in private ownership and is included in the list of Monument historiques.

1944 massacre

Main article: Dortan Massacre

In July 1944, during World War II, the Germans looted and burned the village in reprisal for activities by the French Maquis. Seven people were shot on 12 July, including the village priest and a woman. The following day, three villagers were killed and women were raped. On 20 and 21 July, 15 men were arrested and tortured at the château, which was occupied by the German troops. The next day, the remaining inhabitants were rounded up and gathered in the château while the houses in the village were burnt down. In total, 35 civilians were killed, the village was razed and only the château was left standing.

Geography

Dortan is in the northeastern part of the department of Ain in eastern France, in the arrondissement of Nantua, 27 km from the Swiss border and 7 km (4 mi) north of Oyonnax. It lies on the river Bienne, in the western part of the Jura Mountains. The commune includes the hamlets of Uffel, Vouais, Bonaz, Emondeau, Sénissiat and Maissiat, and scattered farms. The D436 road connects the village to Saint-Claude.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,425—    
1975 1,445+0.20%
1982 1,609+1.55%
1990 2,107+3.43%
1999 2,186+0.41%
2009 2,059−0.60%
2014 1,845−2.17%
2020 1,892+0.42%
Source: INSEE

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ "D'hier à aujourd'hui". Dortan, commune de l'Ain (in French). 7 February 2017. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  4. Armand Jean du Plessis duc de Richelieu (1823). Mémoires du cardinal de Richelieu, sur le règne de Louis XIII. Foucault. p. 422. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  5. Kedward, H.R. (1993). In Search of the Maquis: Rural Resistance in Southern France 1942-1944: Rural Resistance in Southern France 1942-1944. Clarendon Press. p. 280. ISBN 978-0-19-159178-5. Archived from the original on 3 May 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  6. Farmer, Sarah (2000). Martyred Village: Commemorating the 1944 Massacre at Oradour-sur-Glane. University of California Press. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-520-22483-4. Archived from the original on 3 May 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  7. "Geographie". Dortan, commune de l'Ain (in French). 22 April 2014. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  8. Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 10 December 2023 at the Wayback Machine, INSEE
Ain Communes of the Ain department
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