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Arrondissement of Belley
Arrondissement of France
Location of Belley in Ain
Location of Belley in Ain
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
 (2014)
 • Total 98,110
 • Density 70.355/km2 (182.219/sq mi)

The arrondissement of Belley is an arrondissement of France, in the Ain department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Its capital is the city of Belley.

History

When the Ain department was created on 1800, the arrondissement of Belley was part of that original department.

Geography

It is the southernmost of the arrondissements of the department with an area of 1,394.5 km2 (538.4 sq mi). It has 98,110 inhabitants and a density of 70.4 inhabitants/km².

The arrondissement of Belley is in the southeastern part of department and is bordered to the north by the arrondissement of Nantua, to the northeast by the Haute-Savoie department, to the east by the Savoie department, to the south by the Isère department and to the west by the arrondissement of Bourg-en-Bresse.

Composition

Cantons

After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.

In the arrondissement of Belley, there are 3 cantons whose communes are in the arrondissement: Ambérieu-en-Bugey, Belley and Lagnieu. The canton of Bellegarde-sur-Valserine has 1 commune in Belley, 2 in the arrondissement of Gex and 11 in the arrondissement of Nantua, the canton of Hauteville-Lompnes has 29 communes in Belley and 12 in Nantua, and the canton of Lagnieu has 22 communes in Belley and 4 in the arrondissement of Bourg-en-Bresse.

Communes

The arrondissement of Belley has 115 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː

  1. L'Abergement-de-Varey (01002)
  2. Ambérieu-en-Bugey (01004)
  3. Ambléon (01006)
  4. Ambronay (01007)
  5. Ambutrix (01008)
  6. Andert-et-Condon (01009)
  7. Anglefort (01010)
  8. Aranc (01012)
  9. Arandas (01013)
  10. Arboys-en-Bugey (01015)
  11. Argis (01017)
  12. Armix (01019)
  13. Artemare (01022)
  14. Belley (01034)
  15. Belmont-Luthézieu (01036)
  16. Bénonces (01037)
  17. Béon (01039)
  18. Bettant (01041)
  19. Blyes (01047)
  20. Bourg-Saint-Christophe (01054)
  21. Brégnier-Cordon (01058)
  22. Brénaz (01059)
  23. Brens (01061)
  24. Briord (01064)
  25. La Burbanche (01066)
  26. Ceyzérieu (01073)
  27. Chaley (01076)
  28. Champagne-en-Valromey (01079)
  29. Champdor-Corcelles (01080)
  30. Charnoz-sur-Ain (01088)
  31. Château-Gaillard (01089)
  32. Chavornay (01097)
  33. Chazey-Bons (01098)
  34. Chazey-sur-Ain (01099)
  35. Cheignieu-la-Balme (01100)
  36. Cleyzieu (01107)
  37. Colomieu (01110)
  38. Conand (01111)
  39. Contrevoz (01116)
  40. Conzieu (01117)
  41. Corbonod (01118)
  42. Corlier (01121)
  43. Cormaranche-en-Bugey (01122)
  44. Cressin-Rochefort (01133)
  45. Culoz (01138)
  46. Cuzieu (01141)
  47. Douvres (01149)
  48. Évosges (01155)
  49. Faramans (01156)
  50. Flaxieu (01162)
  51. Groslée-Saint-Benoît (01338)
  52. Hauteville-Lompnes (01185)
  53. Haut-Valromey (01187)
  54. Hostiaz (01186)
  55. Innimond (01190)
  56. Izieu (01193)
  57. Joyeux (01198)
  58. Lagnieu (01202)
  59. Lavours (01208)
  60. Leyment (01213)
  61. Lhuis (01216)
  62. Lochieu (01218)
  63. Lompnas (01219)
  64. Lompnieu (01221)
  65. Loyettes (01224)
  66. Magnieu (01227)
  67. Marchamp (01233)
  68. Marignieu (01234)
  69. Massignieu-de-Rives (01239)
  70. Meximieux (01244)
  71. Montagnieu (01255)
  72. Le Montellier (01260)
  73. Murs-et-Gélignieux (01268)
  74. Nivollet-Montgriffon (01277)
  75. Oncieu (01279)
  76. Ordonnaz (01280)
  77. Parves-et-Nattages (01286)
  78. Pérouges (01290)
  79. Peyrieu (01294)
  80. Pollieu (01302)
  81. Prémeyzel (01310)
  82. Prémillieu (01311)
  83. Rignieux-le-Franc (01325)
  84. Rossillon (01329)
  85. Ruffieu (01330)
  86. Saint-Champ (01341)
  87. Saint-Denis-en-Bugey (01345)
  88. Sainte-Julie (01366)
  89. Saint-Éloi (01349)
  90. Saint-Germain-les-Paroisses (01358)
  91. Saint-Jean-de-Niost (01361)
  92. Saint-Martin-de-Bavel (01372)
  93. Saint-Maurice-de-Gourdans (01378)
  94. Saint-Maurice-de-Rémens (01379)
  95. Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey (01384)
  96. Saint-Sorlin-en-Bugey (01386)
  97. Saint-Vulbas (01390)
  98. Sault-Brénaz (01396)
  99. Seillonnaz (01400)
  100. Serrières-de-Briord (01403)
  101. Seyssel (01407)
  102. Souclin (01411)
  103. Sutrieu (01414)
  104. Talissieu (01415)
  105. Tenay (01416)
  106. Thézillieu (01417)
  107. Torcieu (01421)
  108. Vaux-en-Bugey (01431)
  109. Vieu (01442)
  110. Villebois (01444)
  111. Villieu-Loyes-Mollon (01450)
  112. Virieu-le-Grand (01452)
  113. Virieu-le-Petit (01453)
  114. Virignin (01454)
  115. Vongnes (01456)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

INSEE
code		 Commune Population
(2014)		 Canton Intercommunality
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

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