What is Bâgé-le-Châtel?
[[File:Blason de la ville de Bâgé-le-Châtel (Ain).svg|thumb|90px|Coat of arms]] '''Bâgé-le-Châtel''' is a [[Communes of France|commune]]. It is found in the [[Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes]] [[Regions of France|region]] in the [[Ain]] [[Departments of France|department]] in the east of [[France]]. The [[inhabitant]]s of this town are called ''Bagésiens''. In 2009, 792 people lived in the commune. Historically, the local [[economy]] was mostly based around [[commerce]], but declined in the middle of the 20th century because the town of [[Mâcon]] is so close. The most important [[monument]]s in the commune are the [[rampart]]s, listed as ''[[monument historique]]'' since 1929, the old [[hospital]], ''monument historique'' since 1980, two 16th century castles and the ''Assomption'' [[church]] . Famous people from Bâgé-le-Châtel include the [[general officer|generals]] [[Jacques Pierre Louis Puthod|Puthod]] (18 and 19th centuries) and [[Jacques-Louis Murtin|Murtin]] (20th century). {{ain communes}} {{France-geo-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bage-Le-Chatel}} [[Category:Communes in Ain]]