Arrondissement of Belley facts for kids
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Arrondissement of Belley
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Location of Belley in Ain
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| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ain |
| Communes | 115 |
| Subprefecture | Belley |
| INSEE code | 011 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,394.5 km2 (538.4 sq mi) |
| Population
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| • Total | 98,110 |
| • Density | 70.355/km2 (182.219/sq mi) |
The arrondissement of Belley is a special kind of area in France. It's like a district or a county. It belongs to the Ain department and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. The main city, or capital, of this arrondissement is Belley.
History
The Ain department was created in 1800. The arrondissement of Belley was one of the original parts of this new department.
Geography
The Belley arrondissement is located in the southernmost part of the Ain department. It covers an area of about 1,394.5 km2 (538.4 sq mi). In 2014, about 98,110 people lived here. This means there were about 70.4 people living in each square kilometer.
This area is in the southeastern part of the department. It shares borders with other areas:
- To the north, it borders the Nantua arrondissement.
- To the northeast, it touches the Haute-Savoie department.
- To the east, it borders the Savoie department.
- To the south, it is next to the Isère department.
- To the west, it borders the Bourg-en-Bresse arrondissement.
How Belley is Divided
The arrondissement of Belley is made up of smaller areas called cantons and communes.
Cantons
Cantons are groups of smaller towns and villages. They are not always fully inside one arrondissement. This means a canton might have some towns in Belley and some in a different arrondissement.
In the Belley arrondissement, there are three cantons that are fully within its borders:
- Ambérieu-en-Bugey
- Belley
- Lagnieu
Other cantons have parts in Belley and parts in other arrondissements:
- The canton of Bellegarde-sur-Valserine has one town in Belley.
- The canton of Hauteville-Lompnes has 29 towns in Belley.
- The canton of Lagnieu has 22 towns in Belley.
Communes
A commune is the smallest local government area in France. It's like a town or a village. The arrondissement of Belley has 115 communes.
Here are some of the communes with the most people living in them:
| INSEE code |
Commune | Population (2014) |
Canton | Intercommunality |
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| 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
See also
In Spanish: Distrito de Belley para niños
