Nantua, Administrative center in Ain, France
Nantua sits between mountains at an elevation of 480 meters, surrounded by limestone cliffs and bordered by a lake in eastern France.
The town originated from a Benedictine monastery founded in 671 CE, which influenced the development of the entire region throughout the medieval period.
The Saint-Michel Church displays Romanesque architecture with notable frescoes and contains an organ from the eighteenth century.
The administrative offices serve 62 communes in the arrondissement, providing governmental services to a population of over 93,000 residents.
The local gastronomy centers on quenelles made with pike fish from Lake Nantua, prepared according to methods dating from the 1800s.
Location: Ain
Location: arrondissement of Nantua
Elevation above the sea: 710 m
Shares border with: Apremont, Charix, Montréal-la-Cluse, Les Neyrolles, Port, Saint-Martin-du-Frêne
Phone: +33474752055
Email: mairie@nantua.fr
Website: https://nantua.fr
GPS coordinates: 46.15333,5.60611
Latest update: May 27, 2025 06:51
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Lac de Nantua
1.7 km
Viaduc de Nantua
1.5 km
Glacières de Sylans
3.8 km
Lac de Sylans
4.5 km
Viaduc de Sylans
3.9 km
Église Saint-Michel de Nantua
206 m
Musée départemental d'Histoire de la Résistance et de la Déportation de l'Ain et du Haut-Jura
232 m
Viaduc des Neyrolles
2.2 km
Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Nantua
201 m
Mémorial aux Déportés de l'Ain
646 m
Église Saint-Théodule de Chevillard
5.1 km
Église Sainte-Madeleine de Port
2.8 km
Église Saint-Martin (Saint-Martin-du-Frêne)
4.3 km
Église Saint-Clair des Neyrolles
2.6 km
Palais de justice de Nantua
166 m
Building of the Savings Bank of Nantua
151 m
Town hall of Port
2.8 km
Town hall of Montréal-la-Cluse
4.1 km
War memorial of Saint-Martin-du-Frêne
4.4 km
Orgue de tribune de l'église Saint-Michel de Nantua
191 m
War memorial of Nantua
349 m
War memorial of Montréal-la-Cluse
4.1 km
War memorial of Les Neyrolles
2.8 km
Town hall of Les Neyrolles
2.5 km
War memorial of Port
2.8 km
Hôtel de sous-préfecture de Nantua
85 m
Town hall of Nantua
133 m
Mairie de Saint-Martin-du-Frêne
4.3 kmReviews
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