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Belley | |
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Commune | |
Place des Terreaux, Belley | |
Coat of arms | |
Location of Belley | |
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Coordinates: 45°46′00″N 5°41′00″E / 45.7667°N 5.6833°E / 45.7667; 5.6833Coordinates: 45°46′00″N 5°41′00″E / 45.7667°N 5.6833°E / 45.7667; 5.6833 | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Ain |
Arrondissement | Belley |
Canton | Belley |
Intercommunality | Bugey Sud |
Government | |
• Mayor .mw-parser-output .noboldfont-weight:normal (2015-2020) | Pierre Berthet |
Area 1 | 22.42 km2 (8.66 sq mi) |
Population (2016)2 | 9,133 |
• Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Belleysans |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 01034 /01300 |
Elevation | 220–392 m (722–1,286 ft) (avg. 306 m or 1,004 ft) |
Website | www.belley.fr |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Belley (French pronunciation: [bɛlɛ], Arpitan: Bèlê) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
Contents
1 History
2 Ecclesiastical history
3 Population
4 Economy
5 Personalities
6 See also
7 References
8 External links
History
Belley is of Roman origin, and in the 5th century became an episcopal see. It was the capital of the province of Bugey, which was a dependency of Savoy till 1601, when it was ceded to France. In 1385 the town was almost entirely destroyed by an act of incendiarism, but was subsequently rebuilt by the dukes of Savoy, who surrounded it with ramparts of which little is left.[1]
Belley was the birthplace of the epicure Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin.
Ecclesiastical history
Belley was the seat of the Bishop of Belley and the location of Belley Cathedral. Belley is the home region of St. Peter Chanel, the famous 19th-century Marist missionary martyr and proto-martyr of Oceania.
Population
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
2006 | 8,466 | — |
2007 | 8,665 | +2.4% |
2008 | 8,750 | +1.0% |
2009 | 8,749 | −0.0% |
2010 | 8,755 | +0.1% |
2011 | 8,761 | +0.1% |
2012 | 8,870 | +1.2% |
2013 | 8,909 | +0.4% |
2014 | 8,983 | +0.8% |
2015 | 9,058 | +0.8% |
2016 | 9,133 | +0.8% |
Economy
The town is famed for its cheese, la Tome de Belley, also known as Chevret or still "Le pavé d'Affinois". It is also at the centre of the Bugey wine region. It is also home to a sizeable Volvo production unit producing compact excavators, Comatel and Ciat.
Personalities
Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas lived in Belley.[2]- French gastronome Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin was born and lived in Belley and served as its mayor for some time.
- French writer Andrée Martinerie (1917–1997) writer winner of the 1961 Prix des Libraires was born in Belley.
See also
- Communes of the Ain department
References
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External links
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- Gazetteer Entry
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