What is Aranc?
[[File:Eglise Aranc.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Saint-Paul church]] [[File:Blason ville fr Aranc (Ain).svg|90px|thumb|Coat of arms]] '''Aranc''' is a [[Communes of France|commune]]. It is in the [[Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes]] [[Regions of France|region]] in the [[Ain]] [[Departments of France|department]] in the east of [[France]]. In 2009, 297 people lived in the commune. The [[inhabitant]]s are the ''Randaoillards''. The local [[economy]] is mostly based around [[timber]] production, [[forestry]] and [[agriculture]]. There have also been initiatives to encourage [[tourism]]. The most important [[monument]]s in the commune are the [[Saint-Paul-d'Aranc|Saint-Paul]] [[church]] and several houses from the 18th century. {{ain communes}} {{France-geo-stub}} [[Category:Communes in Ain]]