Saint-Germain-de-Joux

Saint-Germain-de-Joux
Coat of arms
Saint-Germain-de-Joux
Location within Rhône-Alpes region  Saint-Germain-de-Joux
Coordinates: 46°11′00″N 5°44′00″E / 46.1833°N 5.7333°ECoordinates: 46°11′00″N 5°44′00″E / 46.1833°N 5.7333°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Nantua
Canton	Bellegarde-sur-Valserine
Intercommunality	Bassin Bellegardien
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Gilles Thomasset
Area^1	11.27 km^2 (4.35 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	494
• Density	44/km^2 (110/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	01357 / 01130
Elevation	420–1,091 m (1,378–3,579 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.

Saint-Germain-de-Joux is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	943	—
1800	965	+2.3%
1806	1,046	+8.4%
1821	942	−9.9%
1831	1,193	+26.6%
1836	1,097	−8.0%
1841	1,168	+6.5%
1846	938	−19.7%
1851	948	+1.1%
1856	884	−6.8%
1861	791	−10.5%
1866	810	+2.4%
1872	805	−0.6%
1876	780	−3.1%
1881	965	+23.7%
1886	800	−17.1%
1891	840	+5.0%
1896	783	−6.8%
1901	782	−0.1%
1906	766	−2.0%
1911	790	+3.1%
1921	755	−4.4%
1926	740	−2.0%
1931	754	+1.9%
1936	685	−9.2%
1946	649	−5.3%
1954	705	+8.6%
1962	706	+0.1%
1968	615	−12.9%
1975	546	−11.2%
1982	536	−1.8%
1990	465	−13.2%
1999	476	+2.4%
2008	494	+3.8%

Church of Saint Germain

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

References

• INSEE