Arrondissement of Belley
The arrondissement of Belley is an arrondissement of France, in the Ain department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Its capital is the city of Belley.
 Location within the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ain |
| No. of communes | 105 |
| Subprefecture | Belley |
| Area | 1,584.2 km2 (611.7 sq mi) |
| INSEE code | 011 |
History
When the Ain department was created on 1800, the arrondissement of Belley was part of that original department.[1]
Geography
It is the southernmost of the arrondissements of the department with an area of 1,394.5 km2 (538.4 sq mi).[2] It has 98,110 inhabitants and a density of 70.4 inhabitants/km².[3]
The arrondissement of Belley is in the southeastern part of department and is bordered to the north by the arrondissement of Nantua, to the northeast by the Haute-Savoie department, to the east by the Savoie department, to the south by the Isère department and to the west by the arrondissement of Bourg-en-Bresse.
Composition
Cantons
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France,[4] cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.
In the arrondissement of Belley, there are 3 cantons whose communes are in the arrondissement: Ambérieu-en-Bugey, Belley and Lagnieu. The canton of Bellegarde-sur-Valserine has 1 commune in Belley, 2 in the arrondissement of Gex and 11 in the arrondissement of Nantua, the canton of Hauteville-Lompnes has 29 communes in Belley and 12 in Nantua, and the canton of Lagnieu has 22 communes in Belley and 4 in the arrondissement of Bourg-en-Bresse.
Communes
The arrondissement of Belley has 115 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː[5]
- L'Abergement-de-Varey (01002)
- Ambérieu-en-Bugey (01004)
- Ambléon (01006)
- Ambronay (01007)
- Ambutrix (01008)
- Andert-et-Condon (01009)
- Anglefort (01010)
- Aranc (01012)
- Arandas (01013)
- Arboys-en-Bugey (01015)
- Argis (01017)
- Armix (01019)
- Artemare (01022)
- Belley (01034)
- Belmont-Luthézieu (01036)
- Bénonces (01037)
- Béon (01039)
- Bettant (01041)
- Blyes (01047)
- Bourg-Saint-Christophe (01054)
- Brégnier-Cordon (01058)
- Brénaz (01059)
- Brens (01061)
- Briord (01064)
- La Burbanche (01066)
- Ceyzérieu (01073)
- Chaley (01076)
- Champagne-en-Valromey (01079)
- Champdor-Corcelles (01080)
- Charnoz-sur-Ain (01088)
- Château-Gaillard (01089)
- Chavornay (01097)
- Chazey-Bons (01098)
- Chazey-sur-Ain (01099)
- Cheignieu-la-Balme (01100)
- Cleyzieu (01107)
- Colomieu (01110)
- Conand (01111)
- Contrevoz (01116)
- Conzieu (01117)
- Corbonod (01118)
- Corlier (01121)
- Cormaranche-en-Bugey (01122)
- Cressin-Rochefort (01133)
- Culoz (01138)
- Cuzieu (01141)
- Douvres (01149)
- Évosges (01155)
- Faramans (01156)
- Flaxieu (01162)
- Groslée-Saint-Benoît (01338)
- Hauteville-Lompnes (01185)
- Haut-Valromey (01187)
- Hostiaz (01186)
- Innimond (01190)
- Izieu (01193)
- Joyeux (01198)
- Lagnieu (01202)
- Lavours (01208)
- Leyment (01213)
- Lhuis (01216)
- Lochieu (01218)
- Lompnas (01219)
- Lompnieu (01221)
- Loyettes (01224)
- Magnieu (01227)
- Marchamp (01233)
- Marignieu (01234)
- Massignieu-de-Rives (01239)
- Meximieux (01244)
- Montagnieu (01255)
- Le Montellier (01260)
- Murs-et-Gélignieux (01268)
- Nivollet-Montgriffon (01277)
- Oncieu (01279)
- Ordonnaz (01280)
- Parves-et-Nattages (01286)
- Pérouges (01290)
- Peyrieu (01294)
- Pollieu (01302)
- Prémeyzel (01310)
- Prémillieu (01311)
- Rignieux-le-Franc (01325)
- Rossillon (01329)
- Ruffieu (01330)
- Saint-Champ (01341)
- Saint-Denis-en-Bugey (01345)
- Sainte-Julie (01366)
- Saint-Éloi (01349)
- Saint-Germain-les-Paroisses (01358)
- Saint-Jean-de-Niost (01361)
- Saint-Martin-de-Bavel (01372)
- Saint-Maurice-de-Gourdans (01378)
- Saint-Maurice-de-Rémens (01379)
- Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey (01384)
- Saint-Sorlin-en-Bugey (01386)
- Saint-Vulbas (01390)
- Sault-Brénaz (01396)
- Seillonnaz (01400)
- Serrières-de-Briord (01403)
- Seyssel (01407)
- Souclin (01411)
- Sutrieu (01414)
- Talissieu (01415)
- Tenay (01416)
- Thézillieu (01417)
- Torcieu (01421)
- Vaux-en-Bugey (01431)
- Vieu (01442)
- Villebois (01444)
- Villieu-Loyes-Mollon (01450)
- Virieu-le-Grand (01452)
- Virieu-le-Petit (01453)
- Virignin (01454)
- Vongnes (01456)
The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:
| INSEE code |
Commune | Population[3] (2014) |
Canton | Intercommunality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01004 | Ambérieu-en-Bugey | 14,022 | Ambérieu-en-Bugey | Plaine de l'Ain |
| 01034 | Belley | 8,983 | Belley | Bugey Sud |
| 01244 | Meximieux | 7,539 | Meximieux | Plaine de l'Ain |
| 01202 | Lagnieu | 6,953 | Lagnieu | Plaine de l'Ain |
| 01185 | Hauteville-Lompnes | 3,829 | Hauteville-Lompnes | Plateau d'Hauteville |
| 01224 | Loyettes | 3,158 | Lagnieu | Plaine de l'Ain |
| 01138 | Culoz | 3,029 | Hauteville-Lompnes | Bugey Sud |
| 01007 | Ambronay | 2,570 | Ambérieu-en-Bugey | Plaine de l'Ain |
| 01384 | Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey | 2,265 | Ambérieu-en-Bugey | Plaine de l'Ain |
| 01345 | Saint-Denis-en-Bugey | 2,255 | Ambérieu-en-Bugey | Plaine de l'Ain |
| 01089 | Château-Gaillard | 1,999 | Ambérieu-en-Bugey | Plaine de l'Ain |
Related pages
References
- ↑ "Historique de l'Ain". Le SPLAF (in français). Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ↑ "Arrondissement de Belley (011)". Comparateur de territoire (in français). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in français). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ↑ "Décret n° 2014-147 du 13 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de l'Ain" (in français). Légifrance.gouv.fr. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ↑ "Arrondissement de Belley (011)" (in français). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 16 September 2017.