Belmont-Luthézieu

Belmont-Luthézieu
Belmont-Luthézieu

Coordinates: 45°53′00″N 5°39′00″E / 45.8833°N 5.65°E / 45.8833; 5.65Coordinates: 45°53′00″N 5°39′00″E / 45.8833°N 5.65°E / 45.8833; 5.65
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Ain
Arrondissement Belley
Canton Champagne-en-Valromey
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Baptiste Zambelli
Area1 19.77 km2 (7.63 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 489
  Density 25/km2 (64/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 01036 / 01260
Elevation 251–1,104 m (823–3,622 ft)
(avg. 425 m or 1,394 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.

Belmont-Luthézieu is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Geography

The commune is 18 km north of Belley. There are several waterfalls, gorges and caves in a forested environment.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793575    
1800460−20.0%
1806609+32.4%
1821565−7.2%
1831665+17.7%
1836682+2.6%
1841721+5.7%
1846756+4.9%
1851738−2.4%
1856739+0.1%
1861733−0.8%
1866735+0.3%
1872724−1.5%
1876642−11.3%
1881608−5.3%
1886626+3.0%
1891610−2.6%
1896628+3.0%
1901600−4.5%
1906551−8.2%
1911509−7.6%
1921418−17.9%
1926401−4.1%
1931380−5.2%
1936361−5.0%
1946342−5.3%
1954270−21.1%
1962275+1.9%
1968240−12.7%
1975300+25.0%
1982293−2.3%
1990308+5.1%
1999394+27.9%
2008489+24.1%

History

The priory of Belmont was founded in 1110. It has been in the parish of Luthézieu since the 12th century.

Mayors

Name Elected Left office
André Michaud 1995 2001
Jean-Baptiste Zambelli 2001 Re-elected in 2008. (Incumbent)

See also

References

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