Belley

Belley
Bèlê (Arpitan)
Palais épiscopal de Belley
Palais épiscopal de Belley
Coat of arms of Belley
Location of Belley
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Belley is located in France
Belley
Belley
Belley is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Belley
Belley
Coordinates: 45°46′00″N 5°41′00″E / 45.7667°N 5.6833°E / 45.7667; 5.6833
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAin
ArrondissementBelley
CantonBelley
IntercommunalityBugey Sud
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Dimitri Lahuerta[1]
Area
1
22.42 km2 (8.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
9,239
 • Density410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
DemonymBelleysans
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
01034 /01300
Elevation220–392 m (722–1,286 ft)
(avg. 306 m or 1,004 ft)
Websitewww.belley.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Belley (French pronunciation: [bəlɛ] ;[3][4][5] Arpitan: Bèlê) is a subprefecture of the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, France. It is the capital of the historical region of Bugey,[6] although not its largest city, which is Oyonnax, to the north. In 2020, the commune had a population of 9,207.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Municipales Belley : ambiance de QG, archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 29 July 2021
  4. ^ Municipales Ain : Belley reste à droite, archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 29 July 2021
  5. ^ Belley (01) : inauguration du Collège Sabine Zlatin, fondatrice de la colonie des enfants d'Izieu, archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 29 July 2021
  6. ^ CC Bugey Sud Archived 25 December 2023 at the Wayback Machine, www.auvergnerhonealpes-ee.fr (in French).