Belleydoux

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Coordinates: 46°15′09″N 5°46′39″E / 46.2525, 5.7775

Commune of Belleydoux

Location
Belleydoux (France)
Belleydoux
Administration
Country France
Region Rhône-Alpes
Department Ain
Arrondissement Nantua
Canton Oyonnax-Nord
Mayor Lucien Maire
(2001-2007)
Statistics
Elevation m–m
(avg. 834 m)
Land area¹ 17.63 km²
Population²
(1999)
281
 - Density 3.4/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 01035/ 01130
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

Belleydoux is a commune in the department of Ain in eastern France.

[edit] Geography

Belleydoux is situated at the southernmost end of the Hautes-Combes in the Haut-Jura, and lies in the Semine valley, a tributary of the Rhône via the Valserine river. The village is overlooked by the Roche Fauconnière cliff.