Canton of Belley

Canton of Belley
region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Belley
Centralisateur bureau	Belley
Residents	24,585 (Jan. 1, 2017)
Population density	74 inhabitants / km²
surface	333.97 km²
Communities	33
INSEE code	0104
Location of the canton of Belley in the Ain department

The Canton of Belley is a French canton in the department of Ain in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It comprises 33 parishes in the Arrondissement of Belley , and its bureau centralisateur is in Belley .

Communities

Since the state-wide reorganization of the cantons in 2015, the following 33 municipalities belong to the canton of Belley:

local community	Residents January 1, 2017	Area km²	Density of population / km²	Code INSEE	Post Code
Ambléon	111	5.88	19th	01006	01300
Andert-et-Condon	330	6.94	48	01009	01300
Arboys en Bugey	644	22.49	29	01015	01300
Belley	9,103	22.42	406	01034	01300
Brégnier cordon	839	11.60	72	01058	01300
Brens	1.166	6.90	169	01061	01300
Ceyzérieu	1.007	19.72	51	01073	01350
Chazey receipts	1,112	15.44	72	01098	01300
Cheignieu-la-Balme	134	6.26	21st	01100	01510
Colomieu	140	5.96	23	01110	01300
Contrevoz	499	14.18	35	01116	01300
Conzieu	148	7.20	21st	01117	01300
Cressin-Rochefort	392	7.93	49	01133	01350
Cuzieu	448	4.87	92	01141	01300
Flaxieu	68	2.79	24	01162	01350
Groslée-Saint-Benoit	1,193	28.92	41	01338	01300
Izieu	235	7.67	31	01193	01300
La Burbanche	77	10.82	7th	01066	01510
Lavours	124	6.30	20th	01208	01350
Magnieu	644	11.37	57	01227	01300
Marignieu	172	3.55	48	01234	01300
Massignieu-de-Rives	614	9.52	64	01239	01300
Murs-et-Gélignieux	252	6.46	39	01268	01300
Parves et Nattages	942	15.86	59	01286	01300
Peyrieu	873	14.13	62	01294	01300
Pollieu	159	3.71	43	01302	01350
Prémeyzel	248	7.63	33	01310	01300
Rossillon	151	8.07	19th	01329	01510
Saint-Germain-les-Paroisses	434	16.27	27	01358	01300
Saint-Martin-de-Bavel	438	8.50	52	01372	01510
Virieu-le-Grand	1,081	12.55	86	01452	01510
Virignin	1,097	7.88	139	01454	01300
Vongnes	70	2.05	34	01456	01350
Canton of Belley	24,585	333.97	74	0104	-

Until the reorganization, the canton of Belley consisted of the 24 municipalities of Ambléon , Andert-et-Condon , Arbignieu , Belley , Brégnier-Cordon , Brens , Chazey-Bons , Colomieu , Conzieu , Cressin-Rochefort , Izieu , Lavours , Magnieu , Massignieu-de -Rives , Murs-et-Gélignieux , Nattages , Parves , Peyrieu , Pollieu , Prémeyzel , Saint-Bois , Saint-Champ , Saint-Germain-les-Paroisses and Virignin . Its layout corresponded to an area of ​​214.16 km ² . His INSEE code (0104) did not change.

Changes in the community since the nationwide reorganization of the cantons

2019:

• Fusion of Magnieu and Saint-Champ → Magnieu

2017:

• Fusion of Chazey-Bons and Pugieu → Chazey-Bons

2016:

• Merger of Arbignieu and Saint-Bois → Arboys en Bugey
• Merger of Saint-Benoît and Groslée (Canton Lagnieu) → Groslée-Saint-Benoit
• Fusion of Nattages and Parves → Parves et Nattages

Residents

Population development
year	Residents
1962	10,920
1968	12,497
1975	13,045
1982	14,165
1990	14,512
1999	15,488
2006	17,048
2011	18,505

politics

Representative in the conseil général des départements
Term of office	Surname	Political party
1979-1985	Jean Chabert	-
1985-1988	Charles Millon	UDF-PR
1988-1992	Pierre Carroz	PS
1992 - 1998	Jean-Claude Travers	RPR
1998 - 2004	Pierre Carroz	DVG
2004-2011	Jean-Claude Travers	UMP
2011-2015	Jean-Marc Fognini	PS
2015–	Jean-Yves Hedon Carène Tardy	UD

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Décret n ° 2014-147 du 13 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de l'Ain published in JORF and in Légifrance (French).
2. ↑ Résultats des élections cantonales 2011 published on the website of the French Ministry of the Interior (French).
3. ↑ Résultats des élections départementales 2015 published on the website of the French Ministry of the Interior (French).