Arbent

Arbent
Commune
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Arbent is located in France
Arbent
Arbent
Arbent is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Arbent
Arbent
Coordinates: 46°17′47″N 5°40′55″E / 46.2964°N 5.6819°E / 46.2964; 5.6819
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAin
ArrondissementNantua
CantonOyonnax
IntercommunalityHaut-Bugey Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Philippe Cracchiolo[1]
Area
1
23.49 km2 (9.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,409
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
01014 /01100
Elevation435–1,100 m (1,427–3,609 ft)
(avg. 535 m or 1,755 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Arbent (French pronunciation: [aʁbɑ̃]) is a commune in the department of Ain in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France.

The commune has been awarded two flowers by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.[3]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Arbent in the Competition for Towns and Villages in Bloom Archived December 10, 2014, at the Wayback Machine (in French)