Belley
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Ain | |
| Arrondissement | Belley | |
| Canton | Belley | |
| Community association | Bugey Sud | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 46 ′ N , 5 ° 41 ′ E | |
| height | 220-392 m | |
| surface | 22.42 km 2 | |
| Residents | 9,103 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 406 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 01300 | |
| INSEE code | 01034 | |
| Website | www.belley.fr | |
 Belley Cathedral |
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Belley ( Arpitan Bele ) is a French municipality with 9103 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Ain department in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It is the seat of the sub-prefecture of the Arrondissement Belley and seat of the municipal association Bugey Sud .
geography
Belley is located on the southwestern edge of the Jura , roughly in the middle of the city triangle Lyon - Geneva - Grenoble . In the west the Furans borders the municipality, east of the city center runs the Canal de Dérivation du Rhône , a diversion of the river that branches off from the Rhone and feeds a hydroelectric power station.
Belley includes the districts Billignin, Les Ecassaz, Coron and Meuillens .
history
Belley is the historic capital of the Bugey (Pagus Belliceusis); At the end of the 10th century it belonged to the Holy Roman Empire , from the 11th century the place was under the sovereignty of the Count of Savoy . The Bishop of Belley also played a major role . After his death, Bishop Anthelme de Chignin (in office from 1163 to 1178), who was regarded as the patron saint of Belley, was recognized by Emperor Friedrich Barbarossa as Prince of the Empire and opposed Humbert III. of Savoy .
In 1385 almost the entire city was destroyed by fire. When it was rebuilt, it was surrounded by a city wall. Already annexed from 1536 to 1559, Belley finally came to France under King Henry IV through the Treaty of Lyon (signed January 17, 1601). It was under the Intendance de Bourgogne , but became the seat of a royal bailiwick ( Bailliage ). Belley became a sub-prefecture under Napoleon I , and in 1823 the bishopric, which had been dissolved during the Revolution, was restored.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
| Residents | 5958 | 7049 | 7583 | 7981 | 7807 | 8004 | 8665 | 9133 |
Personalities
Born in Belley:
- Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (1755–1826), writer
- Benoît Prosper Sibuet (1773–1813), Napoleonic general
- Joseph Récamier (1774-1852), medic
- Charles Millon (* 1945), politician
- Sandrine Bailly (* 1979), athlete
- Pierre-Alexis Pessonneaux (* 1987), sprinter
- The poet Alphonse de Lamartine completed part of his school days in Belley
