Belleydoux

Belleydoux
Belleydoux
Location within Rhône-Alpes region Belleydoux
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Nantua
Canton	Oyonnax-Nord
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Lucien Maire
Area1	17.63 km2 (6.81 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	298
• Density	17/km2 (44/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	01035 / 01130
Elevation	616–1,281 m (2,021–4,203 ft) (avg. 834 m or 2,736 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Belleydoux is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Geography

Belleydoux is situated at the southernmost end of the Hautes-Combes in the Jura mountains, and lies in the Semine valley, a tributary of the Rhône via the Valserine river. The village is overlooked by the Roche Fauconnière cliff.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	685	—
1800	769	+12.3%
1806	828	+7.7%
1821	800	−3.4%
1831	856	+7.0%
1836	843	−1.5%
1841	832	−1.3%
1846	813	−2.3%
1851	809	−0.5%
1856	757	−6.4%
1861	767	+1.3%
1866	738	−3.8%
1872	720	−2.4%
1876	682	−5.3%
1881	742	+8.8%
1886	660	−11.1%
1891	638	−3.3%
1896	601	−5.8%
1901	628	+4.5%
1906	646	+2.9%
1911	581	−10.1%
1921	571	−1.7%
1926	587	+2.8%
1931	490	−16.5%
1936	459	−6.3%
1946	359	−21.8%
1954	355	−1.1%
1962	314	−11.5%
1968	250	−20.4%
1975	200	−20.0%
1982	222	+11.0%
1990	232	+4.5%
1999	277	+19.4%
2008	298	+7.6%

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

References

• INSEE