The canton of Belley is one of the
cantons of France
The cantons of France () are territorial subdivisions of the France, French Republic's Departments of France, departments and Arrondissements of France, arrondissements.
Apart from their role as organizational units in relation to certain aspect ...
and is located in the
department of
Ain and in the
region
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of
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (; AURA) or ; or ; . is a Regions of France, region in southeast-central France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions; it resulted from the merger of Auvergne and Rhône-Alpes. The new region came into e ...
.
Geography
This canton is organized around
Belley
Belley (; Franco-Provençal, Arpitan: ''Bèlê'') is a Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Ain Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region, France. It is the capital of the historical regi ...
in the
Arrondissement of Belley. Its altitude is between 203 meters in (
Brégnier-Cordon) and 1,020 meters in (
Conzieu) with an average of 286 m.
Composition
At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 24 to 37
communes (6 of which merged into the new communes
Arboys-en-Bugey,
Parves-et-Nattages and
Chazey-Bons):
Décret n° 2014-147 du 13 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de l'Ain
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# Ambléon
# Andert-et-Condon
# Arboys-en-Bugey
#Belley
Belley (; Franco-Provençal, Arpitan: ''Bèlê'') is a Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Ain Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region, France. It is the capital of the historical regi ...
# Brégnier-Cordon
# Brens
# La Burbanche
# Ceyzérieu
# Chazey-Bons
# Cheignieu-la-Balme
# Colomieu
# Contrevoz
# Conzieu
# Cressin-Rochefort
# Cuzieu
# Flaxieu
# Groslée-Saint-Benoît
# Izieu
# Lavours
# Magnieu
# Marignieu
#Massignieu-de-Rives
Massignieu-de-Rives () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Ain department
The following is a list of the 391 communes of the Ain department of France.
The communes cooperate ...
#Murs-et-Gélignieux
Murs-et-Gélignieux () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Ain department
The following is a list of the 391 communes of the Ain department of France.
The communes cooperate ...
# Parves-et-Nattages
# Peyrieu
# Pollieu
# Prémeyzel
# Rossillon
# Saint-Germain-les-Paroisses
# Saint-Martin-de-Bavel
# Virieu-le-Grand
# Virignin
# Vongnes
Demographics
See also
* Cantons of the Ain department
This article presents a list of Cantons in the Ain department of France. Consisting of 49 cantons after the creation of the department structure in 1790, the number was reduced to 32 during the overhaul of the cantonal map in 1801, before increas ...
* Arrondissement of Belley
References
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Belley
Belley (; Franco-Provençal, Arpitan: ''Bèlê'') is a Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Ain Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region, France. It is the capital of the historical regi ...