Canton of Belley

Canton de Belley
—  French canton  —
Country France
Region Rhône-Alpes
Department Ain
Chef-lieu Belley
Communes 24
Government
 • Representative Jean-Marc Fognini
2011-2014
Area¹
 • Total 214.16 km2 (82.7 sq mi)
Population (1999)
 • Total 15,488
 • Density 72.3/km2 (187.3/sq mi)
Cantonal code 01 04
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km².

The canton of Belley is a French district located in the department of Ain and in the region of Rhône-Alpes.

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Geography

This canton is organized around Belley in the Arrondissement of Belley. Its altitude is between 203 meters in (Brégnier-Cordon) and 1,020 meters in (Conzieu) with an average of 286 m.

Administration

In 2011, Jean-Marc Fognini won the election.

Composition

The canton of Belley has 24 communes and 15,488 inhabitants (census of 1999).

Commune Inhabitants Postal code INSEE code
Ambléon 86 01300 01006
Andert-et-Condon 275 01300 01009
Arbignieu 431 01300 01015
Belley 8004 01300 01034
Brégnier-Cordon 566 01300 01058
Brens 731 01300 01061
Chazey-Bons 664 01300 01098
Colomieu 128 01300 01110
Conzieu 100 01300 01117
Cressin-Rochefort 308 01350 01133
Izieu 178 01300 01193
Lavours 117 01350 01208
Magnieu 291 01300 01227
Massignieu-de-Rives 498 01300 01239
Murs-et-Gélignieux 204 01300 01268
Nattages 393 01300 01271
Parves 320 01300 01286
Peyrieu 646 01300 01294
Pollieu 122 01350 01302
Prémeyzel 242 01300 01310
Saint-Bois 102 01300 01340
Saint-Champ 132 01300 01341
Saint-Germain-les-Paroisses 307 01300 01358
Virignin 643 01300 01454

Demographics

Historical population of Canton of Belley
(Source : INSEE)
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2007 2008
Population 10 920 12 497 13 045 14 165 14 512 15 488 {{{7}}} {{{8}}} {{{9}}}
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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