Leyment
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Ain | |
| Arrondissement | Belley | |
| Canton | Lagnieu | |
| Community association | Plaine de l'Ain | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 55 ' N , 5 ° 18' E | |
| height | 221-321 m | |
| surface | 14.18 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,303 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 92 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 01150 | |
| INSEE code | 01213 | |
| Website | http://www.leymentmairie.com/ | |
.JPG) Place in front of the town hall |
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Leyment is a French commune with 1,303 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Ain in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the Arrondissement Belley , the canton Lagnieu and the community association Plaine de l'Ain . The inhabitants are called Leymentais .
geography
Leyment is located about 40 kilometers northeast of Lyon in the Côtière region south of the Dombes .
Leyment is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Château-Gaillard in the north, Saint-Denis-en-Bugey in the northeast, Ambutrix and Vaux-en-Bugey in the east, Lagnieu in the south and southeast, Sainte-Julie in the south, Chazey-sur-Ain in the west and south-west and Saint-Maurice-de-Rémens in the north-west. The station is on the Lyon – Genève railway line . The A42 autoroute runs through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 543 | 522 | 552 | 540 | 822 | 922 | 1185 | 1303 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste church
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