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Belleydoux |
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Belleydoux
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| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ain |
| Arrondissement | Nantua |
| Canton | Oyonnax-Nord |
| Mayor | Lucien Maire (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 616–1,281 m (2,021–4,203 ft) (avg. 834 m/2,736 ft) |
| Land area1 | 17.63 km2 (6.81 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 298 (2008) |
| - Density | 17 /km2 (44 /sq mi) |
| 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 without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Belleydoux is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
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Belleydoux is situated at the southernmost end of the Hautes-Combes in the Jura mountains, and lies in the Semine valley, a tributary of the Rhône via the Valserine river. The village is overlooked by the Roche Fauconnière cliff.
| Year | 1793 | 1800 | 1806 | 1821 | 1831 | 1836 | 1841 | 1846 | 1851 | 1856 |
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| Population | 685 | 769 | 828 | 800 | 856 | 843 | 832 | 813 | 809 | 757 |
| Year | 1861 | 1866 | 1872 | 1876 | 1881 | 1886 | 1891 | 1896 | 1901 | 1906 |
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| Population | 767 | 738 | 720 | 682 | 742 | 660 | 638 | 601 | 628 | 646 |
| Year | 1911 | 1921 | 1926 | 1931 | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 |
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| Population | 581 | 571 | 587 | 490 | 459 | 359 | 355 | 314 | 250 | 200 |
| Year | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 222 | 232 | 277 | 298 |