Canton of Belley

The canton of Belley is one of the cantons of France and is located in the department of Ain and in the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Belley
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAin
No. of communes33
SeatBelley
Area
  Total333.97 km2 (128.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
  Total23,936
  Density72/km2 (190/sq mi)
INSEE code01 04

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.

Composition

At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 24 to 37 communes (6 of which merged into the new communes Arboys-en-Bugey, Parves-et-Nattages and Chazey-Bons):[1]

Demographics

Historical population of Canton of Belley
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999
Population10 92012 49713 04514 16514 51215 488
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

References

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