Hautecourt-Romanèche | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Arrondissement: | Bourg-en-Bresse |
Canton: | Saint-Étienne-du-Bois |
Insee: | 01184 |
Postal Code: | 01250 |
Mayor: | Marc Rochet[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | CA Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse |
Coordinates: | 46.1597°N 5.4175°W |
Elevation M: | 324 |
Elevation Min M: | 260 |
Elevation Max M: | 548 |
Area Km2: | 21.60 |
Hautecourt-Romanèche (pronounced as /fr/) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. It was created in 1973 by the merger of two former communes: Hautecourt and Romanèche.[2]
The commune comprises many villages and hamlets including: Challes, Chambod, Hautecourt, Merlot, Perroi, Romaneche, Soiriat and Villette.
The commune's biggest tourist attraction is the Island of Chambod which also has a camp site. There is also the Donjon de Buenc which used to be an outpost along the Savoy frontier. The village of Hautecourt is also home to a rare type of cave which is only accessed once every seven years so as not to disturb the many species that are indigenous to it.
The commune also has a football team who regularly play in Hautecourt in their home colours of purple.