Béligneux

Béligneux
Commune

Coat of arms
Béligneux
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
Béligneux
Coordinates: 45°52′00″N 5°07′00″E / 45.8667°N 5.1167°E / 45.8667; 5.1167Coordinates: 45°52′00″N 5°07′00″E / 45.8667°N 5.1167°E / 45.8667; 5.1167
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Ain
Arrondissement Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton Meximieux
Intercommunality Montluel
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Francis Sigoire
Area1 13.30 km2 (5.14 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 2,883
 • Density 220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 01032 /01360
Elevation 210–275 m (689–902 ft)
(avg. 260 m or 850 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.

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

Geography

It lies about 30 km northeast of Lyon. The commune includes part of the village of La Valbonne at the foot of the hill (the rest belongs to the neighboring commune of Balan) and the hamlet of Chânes.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793390—    
1800361−7.4%
1806476+31.9%
1821483+1.5%
1831495+2.5%
1836524+5.9%
1841527+0.6%
1846572+8.5%
1851572+0.0%
1856613+7.2%
1861586−4.4%
1866554−5.5%
1872538−2.9%
1876888+65.1%
1881868−2.3%
1886835−3.8%
1891778−6.8%
1896543−30.2%
1901654+20.4%
1906666+1.8%
1911687+3.2%
1921479−30.3%
1926479+0.0%
1931531+10.9%
1936518−2.4%
1946563+8.7%
1954880+56.3%
19621,138+29.3%
19681,022−10.2%
19751,341+31.2%
19821,486+10.8%
19902,319+56.1%
19992,594+11.9%
20082,883+11.1%

See also

References

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