Lélex

Lélex
Commune
Town hall

Coat of arms
Lélex
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
Lélex
Coordinates: 46°18′17″N 5°56′36″E / 46.3047°N 5.9433°E / 46.3047; 5.9433Coordinates: 46°18′17″N 5°56′36″E / 46.3047°N 5.9433°E / 46.3047; 5.9433
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Ain
Arrondissement Gex
Canton Thoiry
Intercommunality Pays de Gex
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Bernard Genevrier
Area1 17.7 km2 (6.8 sq mi)
Population (2014)2 238
 • Density 13/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
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%
2014238+5.8%

See also

References

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