Giron, Ain

Giron
Giron
Location within Rhône-Alpes region  Giron
Coordinates: 46°14′00″N 5°46′00″E / 46.2333°N 5.7667°ECoordinates: 46°14′00″N 5°46′00″E / 46.2333°N 5.7667°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Nantua
Canton	Bellegarde-sur-Valserine
Government
• Mayor (2008 – 2014)	Irmtraut Pagnier (f)
Area^1	9.39 km^2 (3.63 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	147
• Density	16/km^2 (41/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	01174 / 01130
Elevation	779–1,206 m (2,556–3,957 ft) (avg. 1,000 m or 3,300 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.

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

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	424	—
1800	419	−1.2%
1806	443	+5.7%
1821	424	−4.3%
1831	383	−9.7%
1836	350	−8.6%
1841	325	−7.1%
1846	296	−8.9%
1851	349	+17.9%
1856	320	−8.3%
1861	316	−1.2%
1866	281	−11.1%
1872	312	+11.0%
1876	305	−2.2%
1881	297	−2.6%
1886	298	+0.3%
1891	284	−4.7%
1896	280	−1.4%
1901	265	−5.4%
1906	266	+0.4%
1911	238	−10.5%
1921	235	−1.3%
1926	242	+3.0%
1931	250	+3.3%
1936	231	−7.6%
1946	193	−16.5%
1954	172	−10.9%
1962	140	−18.6%
1968	118	−15.7%
1975	100	−15.3%
1982	99	−1.0%
1990	88	−11.1%
1999	100	+13.6%
2008	147	+47.0%

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

References

• INSEE