Oyonnax

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Oyonnax is a commune in the French département of Ain, the second largest in the département. Its residents are known as oyonnaxiens.

Geography

Oyonnax lies in a valley of the Jura Mountains in the far north of the département.

Economy

Its prominence in the plastics industry has earned it the name "Plastics Valley" (Plastic-Vallée).

Miscellaneous

The town has a Cultural Centre including cinemas, concert halls, and a "Museum of the Comb and of the Plastics Industry". Tourist activities include hiking, canoeing and cross-country skiing among the forests, hills and lakes of the area.

Births

• Léger-Félicité Sonthonax (1763-1813), politician and abolitionism during the French Revolution
• Paul Collomb (1921- ), painter

Twin town

Oyonnax is twinned with Eislingen/Fils, Germany, since December 2001.

External links

• [Oyonnax tourist office] (in French)
• [Communauté de communes d'Oyonnax website]
• [Article about the "Plastics valley"]
• ['Plastics vallée'] (in French)

 

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