Lélex

Lélex

Town hall

Coat of arms
Lélex

Coordinates: 46°18′17″N 5°56′36″E / 46.3047°N 5.9433°ECoordinates: 46°18′17″N 5°56′36″E / 46.3047°N 5.9433°E
Country France
Region Rhône-Alpes
Department Ain
Arrondissement Gex
Canton Gex
Intercommunality Pays de Gex
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Danièle Gabriel-Robez
Area1 17.7 km2 (6.8 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 225
 • Density 13/km2 (33/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 01210 / 01410
Elevation 720–1,703 m (2,362–5,587 ft)
(avg. 889 m or 2,917 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.

Lélex is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Mountain sports

View from the top of the ski lift

Lélex is known as the highest ski resort of the Jura Mountains (1680 m).

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793782—    
1800794+1.5%
1806796+0.3%
1821512−35.7%
1831578+12.9%
1836563−2.6%
1841558−0.9%
1846529−5.2%
1851540+2.1%
1856530−1.9%
1861521−1.7%
1866546+4.8%
1872541−0.9%
1876520−3.9%
1881525+1.0%
1886518−1.3%
1891492−5.0%
1896485−1.4%
1901488+0.6%
1906484−0.8%
1911480−0.8%
1921382−20.4%
1926346−9.4%
1931280−19.1%
1936261−6.8%
1946189−27.6%
1954169−10.6%
1962156−7.7%
1968184+17.9%
1975183−0.5%
1982203+10.9%
1990232+14.3%
1999221−4.7%
2008225+1.8%

See also

References

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