Brénod

Brénod

Town hall

Coat of arms
Brénod

Coordinates: 46°03′39″N 5°36′22″E / 46.0608°N 5.6061°ECoordinates: 46°03′39″N 5°36′22″E / 46.0608°N 5.6061°E
Country France
Region Rhône-Alpes
Department Ain
Arrondissement Nantua
Canton Brénod
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Anne Carrier
Area1 23.79 km2 (9.19 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 531
 • Density 22/km2 (58/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 01060 / 01110
Elevation 831–1,136 m (2,726–3,727 ft)
(avg. 853 m or 2,799 ft)

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.

Brénod is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France

Geography

The commune is located 70 km (43 mi) northeast of Lyon.

The river Albarine rises in the commune's northern part, then flows southward through the commune; the village lies on the right bank of the river.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793858—    
1800879+2.4%
1806991+12.7%
1821941−5.0%
18311,001+6.4%
1836987−1.4%
18411,002+1.5%
18461,029+2.7%
1851970−5.7%
1856943−2.8%
1861988+4.8%
1866960−2.8%
1872885−7.8%
1876929+5.0%
1881881−5.2%
1886872−1.0%
1891801−8.1%
1896836+4.4%
1901755−9.7%
1906702−7.0%
1911664−5.4%
1921627−5.6%
1926626−0.2%
1931647+3.4%
1936602−7.0%
1946574−4.7%
1954528−8.0%
1962509−3.6%
1968524+2.9%
1975436−16.8%
1982431−1.1%
1990385−10.7%
1999427+10.9%
2008531+24.4%

See also

References

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