Ain

The Ain is a river in eastern . It gave its name to the department. It is 190 km long.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in eastern France
  • Also known as: “Ain River”, “L’Ain”, and “l’Ain Rivière”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Crêperie du Port-Galland and Église Saint-Maurice de Saint-Maurice-de-Gourdans.

Restaurant
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is a restaurant.

Church
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is a church.

Church
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is situated 3 km north of Ain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port-Galland and Saint-Jean-de-Niost.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet.

Village
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is a commune in the department in eastern . It lies on the edge of the Ain plain between and . is situated 2½ km north of Ain.

Village
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is a commune in the department in eastern . is situated 4½ km northeast of Ain.

Ain

Latitude
45.81504° or 45° 48′ 54″ north
Longitude
5.21475° or 5° 12′ 53″ east
Elevation
196 metres (643 feet)
Open location code
8FQ7R687+2V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 10213890
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­stream
Geo­Names ID
3038423
Wiki­data ID
Q405836
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Venetian—“Ain” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Ain”
  • Arabic: “نهر الأن”
  • Arpitan: “reviére d’En”
  • Arpitan: “Reviére d’En”
  • Arpitan: “Reviére”
  • Arpitan: “rvizhe d’In”
  • Asturian: “Ríu Ain”
  • Breton: “Ain (stêr)”
  • Breton: “Ain”
  • Bulgarian: “Ен”
  • Catalan: “riu Ain”
  • Catalan: “Riu Ain”
  • Cebuano: “Ain”
  • Chinese: “安河”
  • Danish: “Ain (flod)”
  • Danish: “Ain”
  • Dutch: “Ain (rivier)”
  • Dutch: “Ain”
  • Esperanto: “Ain (rivero)”
  • Esperanto: “Ain”
  • Estonian: “Ain (jõgi)”
  • Estonian: “Aini jõgi”
  • Finnish: “Ain (joki)”
  • Finnish: “Ain”
  • French: “Ain”
  • French: “rivière d’Ain”
  • Georgian: “ენი (მდინარე)”
  • Georgian: “ენი”
  • German: “Ain”
  • Greek: “Αιν”
  • Hungarian: “Ain”
  • Irish: “Ain”
  • Italian: “Ain”
  • Japanese: “アン川”
  • Korean: “앵강”
  • Latvian: “Ēna”
  • Limburgan: “Ain”
  • Luxembourgish: “Ain”
  • Macedonian: “Ен”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ain”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Elva Ain”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Ain (riu)”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Ain”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “En (riu)”
  • Piemontese: “Ain (fium)”
  • Piemontese: “Ain”
  • Polish: “Ain”
  • Portuguese: “Rio Ain”
  • Romanian: “Râul Ain”
  • Russian: “Эн (река)”
  • Russian: “Эн”
  • Serbian: “Ен”
  • Slovenian: “Ain (reka)”
  • Slovenian: “Ain”
  • Spanish: “Ain”
  • Spanish: “Rio Ain”
  • Spanish: “Río Ain”
  • Venetian: “Fiume Ain”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Square Jean Duvillard and Carrières et Travaux de Port Galland.

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