Culoz

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Culoz (French pronunciation: [kyloz] or [kylo]) is a former commune in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. On 1 January 2023, it was merged into the new commune of Culoz-Béon.

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Culoz
Rue de l'Église, Culoz-Béon

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Latitude	Longitude
N 45.85 °	E 5.78 °

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Église Saint-Martin

Rue de l'Église
01350 Culoz-Béon
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Culoz-Béon

Culoz-Béon (French pronunciation: [kyloz beɔ̃]) is a commune nouvelle in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. It is the result of the merger, on 1 January 2023, of the former communes of Béon and Culoz.

Culoz station

Culoz station (French: Gare de Culoz) is a French railway station located in commune of Culoz, Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It is located at kilometric point (KP) 101.355 on the Lyon–Geneva railway. The station is equally the origin of Culoz–Modane railway. The station was put into service in 1857 by the Compagnie du chemin de fer de Lyon à Genève. As of 2020, the station is owned and operated by the SNCF and served by TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes trains.

Marais de Lavours National Nature Reserve

Le Marais de Lavours is a French nature reserve of 474 hectares (1,170 acres), it spans the communes of Culoz, Béon, Ceyzérieu, Flaxieu and Pollieu; in Ain, southeastern France. The reserve was created on 22 March 1984.

Béon, Ain

Béon (French pronunciation: [beɔ̃]) is a former commune in the Ain department in eastern France. On 1 January 2023, it was merged into the new commune of Culoz-Béon.

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