What is Bellegarde-sur-Valserine?
[[File:Eglise notre dame de l'assomption à bellegarde-sur-Valserine.JPG|thumb|120px|Notre-Dame-de-L'Assomption church]] [[File:Bellegarde-sur-Valserine panorama.jpg|thumb|120px|View of Bellegarde-sur-Valserine]] [[File:Blason ville fr Bellegarde-sur-Valserine (Ain).svg|thumb|90px|Coat of arms]] '''Bellegarde-sur-Valserine''' is a former [[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]]. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune of [[Valserhône]].<ref>[https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?dateTexte=&categorieLien=id&cidTexte=JORFTEXT000037826668&fastPos=66&fastReqId=1563819486&navigator=navigatornaturetexte&modifier=ARRETE&oldAction=rechExpTexteJorf Arrêté préfectoral], 22 October 2018 {{in lang|fr}}</ref> In 2010, 11,790 people lived in the commune. The [[inhabitant]]s are the ''Bellegardiens''. The local [[economy]] is mostly based around [[commerce]]. [[Monument]]s in the commune are numerous. There are many [[castle]]s including the ''Châteaux de Musinens'', ''Mussel'', ''Arlod'', ''Vanchy'' and ''Crêts''. There are also many [[church]]es including the ''Saint-Vicent-de-Paul'', ''Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption'', ''Saint-Nicolas d'Arlod'' and ''Saint-Claude de Vanchy'' churches. Famous people from Bellegarde-sur-Valserine include [[Robert Barrier]], a politician, [[David Venditti]], a French [[Rugby football|rugby]] player, [[Younès Kaboul]], a French [[Association football|football]] player, [[Nelly Moenne Loccoz]], a French [[snowboard]]er and [[Yves Amoureux]], an author and [[movie producer]]. == References == {{reflist}} {{France-geo-stub}} [[Category:Former communes in Ain]]