Lochieu

Lochieu is a former commune in the Ain department in eastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Arvière-en-Valromey.[2]

Lochieu
Part of Arvière-en-Valromey
Location of Lochieu
Lochieu Lochieu
Coordinates: 45°55′50″N 5°43′40″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Belley
Canton	Hauteville-Lompnes
Commune	Arvière-en-Valromey
Area ^1	7.07 km^2 (2.73 sq mi)
Population  (2017)[1]	87
• Density	12/km^2 (32/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	01260
Elevation	479–1,426 m (1,572–4,678 ft) (avg. 600 m or 2,000 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	172	—
1800	220	+27.9%
1806	266	+20.9%
1821	340	+27.8%
1831	310	−8.8%
1836	255	−17.7%
1841	301	+18.0%
1846	293	−2.7%
1851	282	−3.8%
1856	290	+2.8%
1861	267	−7.9%
1866	262	−1.9%
1872	273	+4.2%
1876	267	−2.2%
1881	252	−5.6%
1886	248	−1.6%
1891	243	−2.0%
1896	228	−6.2%
1901	207	−9.2%
1906	193	−6.8%
1911	174	−9.8%
1921	158	−9.2%
1926	179	+13.3%
1931	158	−11.7%
1936	139	−12.0%
1946	101	−27.3%
1954	98	−3.0%
1962	107	+9.2%
1968	88	−17.8%
1975	80	−9.1%
1982	65	−18.8%
1990	69	+6.2%
1999	73	+5.8%
2008	90	+23.3%

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

References

1. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
2. Arrêté préfectoral 17 December 2018 (in French)