Belmont-Luthézieu

Belmont-Luthézieu
Belmont-Luthézieu
Location within Rhône-Alpes region  Belmont-Luthézieu
Coordinates: 45°53′00″N 5°39′00″E / 45.8833°N 5.65°ECoordinates: 45°53′00″N 5°39′00″E / 45.8833°N 5.65°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Belley
Canton	Champagne-en-Valromey
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Baptiste Zambelli
Area^1	19.77 km^2 (7.63 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	489
• Density	25/km^2 (64/sq mi)
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
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	575	—
1800	460	−20.0%
1806	609	+32.4%
1821	565	−7.2%
1831	665	+17.7%
1836	682	+2.6%
1841	721	+5.7%
1846	756	+4.9%
1851	738	−2.4%
1856	739	+0.1%
1861	733	−0.8%
1866	735	+0.3%
1872	724	−1.5%
1876	642	−11.3%
1881	608	−5.3%
1886	626	+3.0%
1891	610	−2.6%
1896	628	+3.0%
1901	600	−4.5%
1906	551	−8.2%
1911	509	−7.6%
1921	418	−17.9%
1926	401	−4.1%
1931	380	−5.2%
1936	361	−5.0%
1946	342	−5.3%
1954	270	−21.1%
1962	275	+1.9%
1968	240	−12.7%
1975	300	+25.0%
1982	293	−2.3%
1990	308	+5.1%
1999	394	+27.9%
2008	489	+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

• Communes of the Ain department

References

• INSEE