Béon (Ain)
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Ain | |
| Arrondissement | Belley | |
| Canton | Hauteville-Lompnes | |
| Community association | Bugey Sud | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 51 ′ N , 5 ° 45 ′ E | |
| height | 228-1,412 m | |
| surface | 10.30 km 2 | |
| Residents | 454 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 44 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 01350 | |
| INSEE code | 01039 | |
| Website | www.beon-ain.fr | |
 The municipality of Béon (left) at the foot of the Grand Colombier |
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Béon is a French municipality with 454 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Ain in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the canton of Hauteville-Lompnes in the Arrondissement Belley and is a member of the Bugey Sud community association .
geography
Béon is located at 260 m , about twelve kilometers north-northeast of the city of Belley and 56 km southeast of the prefecture of Bourg-en-Bresse (as the crow flies). The village extends in the southeast of Bugey , on a cone of rubble at the southern foot of the Grand Colombier west of the Rhone Valley , on the edge of the extensive moorland Marais de Lavours .
The area of the municipality of 10.30 km² covers a section of the Rhône valley. The southern part of the municipality is occupied by the still intact swamp area of the Marais de Lavours ( 230 m ). In the extreme south, the municipality reaches as far as the winding course of the Séran , a right tributary of the Rhône. To the north, the community area extends over the steep slope, which is partly criss-crossed by rock bands, to the Jura ridge of the Grand Colombier. On its southernmost summit, the Pointe de Fautriolet , the highest point of Béon is reached at 1443 m . The steep southern slope is subdivided by various erosion channels. Debris cones were accumulated at the foot of the slope.
The former mansion of Luyrieu is now part of Béon. The neighboring communities are Arvière-en-Valromey with Chavornay in the north, Culoz in the east, Ceyzérieu in the south and Talissieu in the west.
history
The municipality of Béon was already populated during Roman times. Wall foundations of various Roman villas were discovered.
Since the 11th century, Béon formed a rule under the lords of Lhuirieu / Luyrieu, who were under the sovereignty of the Counts of Savoy. In the 13th century the village was raised to a parish. With the Treaty of Lyon , Béon came to France in 1601.
Attractions
The parish church of Béon dates back to the 14th century and was last extensively restored in 1968. The ruins of the medieval Luyrieu castle rise on a rocky ridge above the village. At the foot of this crest is the Château de Béon, built in the 19th century.
Population development
| year | Residents |
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| 1962 | 313 |
| 1968 | 298 |
| 1975 | 345 |
| 1982 | 346 |
| 1990 | 348 |
| 1999 | 364 |
| 2006 | 356 |
| 2011 | 401 |
With 454 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), Béon is one of the small communities in the Ain department. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century, population growth has been recorded again since the beginning of the 1970s. The local residents of Béon are called Béonais (es) in French .
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Béon was a predominantly agricultural village. Viticulture still plays a role as a source of income for the locals on the slopes north of Béon today . There are also some local small businesses. In the meantime, the village has also turned into a residential community. Many workers are commuters who go to work in the larger towns in the area.
The village is very well developed in terms of traffic. It is located on the D904 departmental road from Ambérieu-en-Bugey to Aix-les-Bains . Another road connection is with Ceyzérieu. The Culoz regional train station is two kilometers away.
There is a state primary school ( école élémentaire ) in Béon .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ André Buisson: Carte Archéologique de la Gaule - Ain 01 . Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres , 1990, ISBN 2-87754-010-3 , pp. 66 (French, limited preview in Google Book search).
- ↑ É. Philipon: Dictionnaire Topographique du Département de l'Ain . Imprimerie Nationale, 1911, p. 36, 235 (French, online [PDF; accessed January 4, 2014]).
- ↑ French Statistics Institute ( www.insee.fr )
- ^ Béon - notice communal. In: cassini.ehess.fr. Retrieved on June 3, 2015 (French, INSEE population from 1968 ).