Bellignat

Bellignat
Train station Train station
Coat of arms of Bellignat Coat of arms
Bellignat
Location within Rhône-Alpes region Bellignat
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Nantua
Canton	Oyonnax-Sud
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Victor Jacquenod
Area1	7.84 km2 (3.03 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	3,464
• Density	440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	01031 / 01810
Elevation	516–913 m (1,693–2,995 ft) (avg. 521 m or 1,709 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.

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

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	283	—
1800	346	+22.3%
1806	362	+4.6%
1821	364	+0.6%
1831	304	−16.5%
1836	352	+15.8%
1841	390	+10.8%
1846	367	−5.9%
1851	329	−10.4%
1856	318	−3.3%
1861	308	−3.1%
1866	333	+8.1%
1872	307	−7.8%
1876	328	+6.8%
1881	296	−9.8%
1886	287	−3.0%
1891	301	+4.9%
1896	321	+6.6%
1901	344	+7.2%
1906	515	+49.7%
1911	594	+15.3%
1921	646	+8.8%
1926	710	+9.9%
1931	641	−9.7%
1936	518	−19.2%
1946	533	+2.9%
1954	659	+23.6%
1962	850	+29.0%
1968	848	−0.2%
1975	1,096	+29.2%
1982	2,602	+137.4%
1990	3,233	+24.3%
1999	3,825	+18.3%
2008	3,464	−9.4%

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Gazetteer Entry