Béon, Ain

Béon
The Grand Colombier and the Lavours wetlands
Béon
Location within Rhône-Alpes region  Béon
Coordinates: 45°50′00″N 5°45′00″E / 45.8333°N 5.75°ECoordinates: 45°50′00″N 5°45′00″E / 45.8333°N 5.75°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Belley
Canton	Champagne-en-Valromey
Intercommunality	Colombier
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Paul Bois
Area^1	10.30 km^2 (3.98 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	354
• Density	34/km^2 (89/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	01039 / 01350
Elevation	228–1,412 m (748–4,633 ft) (avg. 235 m or 771 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.

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

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	492	—
1800	476	−3.3%
1806	422	−11.3%
1821	488	+15.6%
1831	527	+8.0%
1836	521	−1.1%
1841	513	−1.5%
1846	546	+6.4%
1851	528	−3.3%
1856	543	+2.8%
1861	507	−6.6%
1866	466	−8.1%
1872	461	−1.1%
1876	452	−2.0%
1881	414	−8.4%
1886	405	−2.2%
1891	394	−2.7%
1896	446	+13.2%
1901	417	−6.5%
1906	376	−9.8%
1911	356	−5.3%
1921	314	−11.8%
1926	319	+1.6%
1931	313	−1.9%
1936	315	+0.6%
1946	282	−10.5%
1954	320	+13.5%
1962	313	−2.2%
1968	298	−4.8%
1975	345	+15.8%
1982	346	+0.3%
1990	348	+0.6%
1999	364	+4.6%
2008	354	−2.7%

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

References

• INSEE