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Belley
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Belley (; Arpitan: Bèlê) is a subprefecture of the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, France. It is the capital of the historical region of Bugey, although not its largest city, which is Oyonnax, to the north.
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Belley is a commune in France, situated in the Ain department and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It serves as the capital of the arrondissement of Belley and the canton of Belley. The town’s official names include Belley, Belley-Regénéré, and Ville-Affranchie. It is bordered by Andert-et-Condon, Brens, Virignin, and Arboys-en-Bugey, and is twinned with Mering.
The area of Belley is 22.42 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 392 meters. Its population is 9,542, comprising 4,284 males and 4,819 females. The postal code for the commune is 01300.
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Place details
- Locality
- Belley
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 9,145
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Belley
- French commune.commune status
- Subprefecture and commune
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Belley (Ain).svg
- French commune.image
- Palais Épiscopal - Belley (FR01) - 2022-06-12 - 4.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Palais épiscopal de Belley
- French commune.arrondissement
- Belley
- French commune.canton
- Belley
- French commune.intercommunality
- Bugey Sud
- French commune.mayor
- Dimitri Lahuerta
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation m
- 306
- French commune.elevation min m
- 220
- French commune.elevation max m
- 392
- French commune.area km2
- 22.42
- French commune.demonym
- Belleysans
- French commune.INSEE
- 01034
- French commune.postal code
- 01300
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Ville-Affranchie
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Belley
- Population
- 9388
- Area
- 22.42
- Elevation
- 281
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Parves
- Official website
- www.belley.fr
- Image
- Vue toits belley.jpg
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- topic's main category
- Category:Belley
- Commons category
- Belley (Ain)
- twinned administrative body
- Mering
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Belley
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Belley
- postal code
- 01300
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- associated electoral district
- canton of Belley
- male population
- 4284
- female population
- 4819
- P8168
- S&P Global Ratings
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-79-42-23-00
- fax number
- +33-4-79-42-23-02
- native label
- Belley
- Commons gallery
- Belley (Ain)
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject French communes
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- References
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Belley (; Arpitan: Bèlê) is a subprefecture of the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, France. It is the capital of the historical region of Bugey, although not its largest city, which is Oyonnax, to the north.
== History == Belley is of Roman origin; in the 5th century it became an episcopal see. It was the capital of the province of Bugey, which was a dependency of Savoy till 1601, when it was ceded to France. In 1385 the town was almost entirely destroyed by an act of arson, but was sequentially rebuilt by the dukes of Savoy, who surrounded it with ramparts of which little is left.
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