Leyment

Leyment
Leyment
Location within Rhône-Alpes region  Leyment
Coordinates: 45°55′00″N 5°18′00″E / 45.9167°N 5.3°ECoordinates: 45°55′00″N 5°18′00″E / 45.9167°N 5.3°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Belley
Canton	Lagnieu
Intercommunality	Plaine de l'Ain
Government
• Mayor (2008 – 2014)	Marilyn Bottex
Area^1	14.18 km^2 (5.47 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	1,260
• Density	89/km^2 (230/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	01213 / 01150
Elevation	221–321 m (725–1,053 ft) (avg. 260 m or 850 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.

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

Geography

The river Albarine forms part of the commune's northern border.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	450	—
1800	500	+11.1%
1806	514	+2.8%
1821	552	+7.4%
1831	610	+10.5%
1836	571	−6.4%
1841	557	−2.5%
1846	569	+2.2%
1851	607	+6.7%
1856	615	+1.3%
1861	582	−5.4%
1866	584	+0.3%
1872	569	−2.6%
1876	519	−8.8%
1881	492	−5.2%
1886	515	+4.7%
1891	536	+4.1%
1896	441	−17.7%
1901	442	+0.2%
1906	440	−0.5%
1911	436	−0.9%
1921	568	+30.3%
1926	580	+2.1%
1931	688	+18.6%
1936	665	−3.3%
1946	510	−23.3%
1954	548	+7.5%
1962	543	−0.9%
1968	522	−3.9%
1975	552	+5.7%
1982	540	−2.2%
1990	822	+52.2%
1999	922	+12.2%
2008	1,260	+36.7%

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

References

• INSEE