Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Hautecourt-Romanèche (French pronunciation:[otkuʁʁɔmanɛʃ]) is acommune in theAindepartment in easternFrance. It was created in 1973 by the merger of two former communes: Hautecourt and Romanèche.[3]
The commune comprises many villages and hamlets including: Challes, Chambod, Hautecourt, Merlot, Perroi, Romaneche, Soiriat and Villette.
Historical population| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 446 | — |
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| 1975 | 456 | +0.32% |
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| 1982 | 549 | +2.69% |
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| 1990 | 588 | +0.86% |
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| 1999 | 676 | +1.56% |
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| 2009 | 760 | +1.18% |
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| 2014 | 793 | +0.85% |
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| 2020 | 756 | −0.79% |
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| Source: INSEE[4] |
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.