Belleydoux
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Commune of Belleydoux |
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Location | |
Administration | |
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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. | |
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.