Brens, Ain

Brens
Brens
Location within Rhône-Alpes region  Brens
Coordinates: 45°43′07″N 5°41′45″E / 45.7185°N 5.6959°ECoordinates: 45°43′07″N 5°41′45″E / 45.7185°N 5.6959°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Belley
Canton	Belley
Intercommunality	Belley Bas Bugey
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Marc Païta
Area^1	6.90 km^2 (2.66 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	993
• Density	140/km^2 (370/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	01061 / 01300
Elevation	217–403 m (712–1,322 ft) (avg. 250 m or 820 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.

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

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	270	—
1800	283	+4.8%
1806	341	+20.5%
1821	333	−2.3%
1831	344	+3.3%
1836	333	−3.2%
1841	336	+0.9%
1846	645	+92.0%
1851	645	+0.0%
1856	613	−5.0%
1861	668	+9.0%
1866	639	−4.3%
1872	612	−4.2%
1876	597	−2.5%
1881	580	−2.8%
1886	592	+2.1%
1891	552	−6.8%
1896	541	−2.0%
1901	507	−6.3%
1906	531	+4.7%
1911	464	−12.6%
1921	450	−3.0%
1926	438	−2.7%
1931	406	−7.3%
1936	388	−4.4%
1946	333	−14.2%
1954	347	+4.2%
1962	337	−2.9%
1968	342	+1.5%
1975	395	+15.5%
1982	475	+20.3%
1990	638	+34.3%
1999	731	+14.6%
2008	993	+35.8%

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

References

• INSEE