Canton of Belley
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Canton of Belley | |
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Country | France |
Region | Rhône-Alpes |
Departement | Ain |
Arrondissement | Arrondissement of Belley |
Communes | 24 |
Cantonal code | 01 04 |
Chef-lieu | Belley |
Representative Years |
Jean-Claude Travers 2004-2010 |
Population | 15 488 hab. (1999) |
Area | 21 416 ha = 214,16 km² |
Density | 72,32 hab./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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[edit] 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.
[edit] Administration
In 2004, Jean-Claude Travers won the election. The next election is in 2010.
[edit] Composition
The canton of Belley has 24 communes and 15,488 inhabitants (census of 1999).
Commune | Inhabitants | Postal code | INSEE code |
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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 |
[edit] Demographics
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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10 920 | 12 497 | 13 045 | 14 165 | 14 512 | 15 488 |
From the year 1962 onward: population without double counting |