Villars-les-Dombes

Villars-les-Dombes
Commune
Town hall
Location of Villars-les-Dombes
Villars-les-Dombes
Villars-les-Dombes
Coordinates: 45°59′56″N 5°01′48″E / 45.9989°N 5.0299°E / 45.9989; 5.0299
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAin
ArrondissementBourg-en-Bresse
CantonVillars-les-Dombes
IntercommunalityDombes
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pierre Larrieu
Area
1
24.63 km2 (9.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
5,163
 • Density209.6/km2 (542.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
01443 /01330
Elevation263–295 m (863–968 ft)
(avg. 279 m or 915 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Villars-les-Dombes (French pronunciation: [vilaʁ le dɔ̃b] , literally Villars near Dombes) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Its people are known as Villardois.