Lochieu

Lochieu
Lochieu
Location within Rhône-Alpes region  Lochieu
Coordinates: 45°55′50″N 5°43′40″E / 45.9306°N 5.7278°ECoordinates: 45°55′50″N 5°43′40″E / 45.9306°N 5.7278°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Belley
Canton	Champagne-en-Valromey
Intercommunality	Valromey
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Gérard Berthier
Area^1	7.07 km^2 (2.73 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	90
• Density	13/km^2 (33/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	01218 / 01260
Elevation	479–1,426 m (1,572–4,678 ft) (avg. 600 m or 2,000 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.

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

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	172	—
1800	220	+27.9%
1806	266	+20.9%
1821	340	+27.8%
1831	310	−8.8%
1836	255	−17.7%
1841	301	+18.0%
1846	293	−2.7%
1851	282	−3.8%
1856	290	+2.8%
1861	267	−7.9%
1866	262	−1.9%
1872	273	+4.2%
1876	267	−2.2%
1881	252	−5.6%
1886	248	−1.6%
1891	243	−2.0%
1896	228	−6.2%
1901	207	−9.2%
1906	193	−6.8%
1911	174	−9.8%
1921	158	−9.2%
1926	179	+13.3%
1931	158	−11.7%
1936	139	−12.0%
1946	101	−27.3%
1954	98	−3.0%
1962	107	+9.2%
1968	88	−17.8%
1975	80	−9.1%
1982	65	−18.8%
1990	69	+6.2%
1999	73	+5.8%
2008	90	+23.3%

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

References

• INSEE