Challex

Challex
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Challex
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Coordinates: 46°10′53″N5°58′33″E / 46.1814°N 5.9758°E / 46.1814; 5.9758
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Gex
Canton	Thoiry
Intercommunality	CA Pays de Gex
Government
• Mayor (2023–2026)	Aline Hofer Favre [1]
Area 1	8.67 km2 (3.35 sq mi)
Population  (2022) [2]	1,628
• Density	190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	01078 /01630
Elevation	330–516 m (1,083–1,693 ft) (avg. 525 m or 1,722 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	545	—
1975	712	+3.89%
1982	817	+1.98%
1990	967	+2.13%
1999	1,057	+0.99%
2007	1,073	+0.19%
2012	1,389	+5.30%
2017	1,481	+1.29%
Source: INSEE [3]

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023. 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. Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 26 July 2022 at the Wayback Machine , INSEE