Peyrieu

Peyrieu
Town hall
Peyrieu
Location within Rhône-Alpes region Peyrieu
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Belley
Canton	Belley
Intercommunality	Belley Bas Bugey
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Pierre Blachère
Area1	14.13 km2 (5.46 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	791
• Density	56/km2 (140/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	01294 / 01300
Elevation	210–683 m (689–2,241 ft) (avg. 225 m or 738 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.

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

Town located 11 km south of Belley. It is located on the right bank of the Rhone in the area of AOC wines of Bugey .

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	745	—
1800	722	−3.1%
1806	717	−0.7%
1821	852	+18.8%
1831	921	+8.1%
1836	910	−1.2%
1841	909	−0.1%
1846	1,002	+10.2%
1851	1,010	+0.8%
1856	997	−1.3%
1861	912	−8.5%
1866	918	+0.7%
1872	920	+0.2%
1876	934	+1.5%
1881	957	+2.5%
1886	996	+4.1%
1891	933	−6.3%
1896	902	−3.3%
1901	903	+0.1%
1906	812	−10.1%
1911	774	−4.7%
1921	676	−12.7%
1926	601	−11.1%
1931	612	+1.8%
1936	616	+0.7%
1946	541	−12.2%
1954	652	+20.5%
1962	570	−12.6%
1968	574	+0.7%
1975	541	−5.7%
1982	558	+3.1%
1990	560	+0.4%
1999	646	+15.4%
2008	791	+22.4%

The inhabitants of the town of Peyrieu are Peyriolans.

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

References

• INSEE