Oyonnax

E160056

Oyonnax is a town in eastern France’s Ain department, known historically for its plastics industry and its role in the French Resistance during World War II.

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Oyonnax canonical 27

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Predicate Object
instanceOf commune of France ⓘ
area about 36 km² ⓘ
coatOfArms features a comb symbol ⓘ
country France ⓘ
demonym Oyonnaxiens ⓘ
departmentSeat Bourg-en-Bresse ⓘ
distanceFromGeneva about 60 km northwest of Geneva ⓘ
distanceFromLyon about 100 km northeast of Lyon ⓘ
economicCluster Plastics Valley industrial cluster ⓘ
elevationMax approximately 1080 m ⓘ
elevationMin approximately 440 m ⓘ
hasEducationalInstitution Lycée Arbez-Carme ⓘ
Lycée Paul Painlevé ⓘ
hasIndustry composites ⓘ
plastics manufacturing ⓘ
precision engineering ⓘ
hasMuseum Musée du Peigne et de la Plasturgie ⓘ
historicalEvent Resistance parade of 11 November 1943 ⓘ
honor Compagnon de la Libération ⓘ
inseeCode 01283 ⓘ
knownFor plastics industry ⓘ
role in the French Resistance during World War II ⓘ
locatedIn Ain department ⓘ
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region ⓘ
Jura Mountains foothills ⓘ
eastern France ⓘ
linked to: northeastern France
nickname Plastic Valley ⓘ
partOf arrondissement of Nantua ⓘ
canton of Oyonnax ⓘ
population approximately 22000 inhabitants ⓘ
postalCode 01100 ⓘ
railLine Bourg-en-Bresse–Bellegarde line ⓘ
regionHistoric Bugey ⓘ
river Lange river ⓘ
sports rugby union ⓘ
sportsClub US Oyonnax Rugby ⓘ
timeZone CET ⓘ
timeZoneDST CEST ⓘ
transport Oyonnax railway station ⓘ
twinTown Città di Castello ⓘ
Cochabamba ⓘ
Oftringen ⓘ
twinTownCountry Bolivia ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ

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