Title: Belley Content: Belley is a commune in the Ain department. It is found in the Auvergne-Rhône- Alpes region in the east of France and is the capital of the arrondissement of Belley. ==History== It was the capital of Bugey (Pagus Bellicensis), a historical region in Ain between Lyon and Geneva. ==Geography== Belley has an area of . Its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is . The distances from Belley to other cities are: * Paris, the national capital - ; * Lyon, the regional capital - ; * Reims - ; * Bordeaux - ; * Toulouse - ; * Montpellier - ; * Strasbourg - ; * Nantes - ; * Marseille - .  ===Climate=== The climate of Belley, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers. ==Population== The inhabitants of Belley are known, in French, as Belleysans (women: Belleysannes). Belley has a population, in 2014, of 8,983, and its population density is of inhabitants/km2. Evolution of the population in Belley Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.7) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:500 height:373 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:30 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:10000 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:2000 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:1000 start:0 BackgroundColors = canvas:sfondo BarData= bar:1968 text:1968 bar:1975 text:1975 bar:1982 text:1982 bar:1990 text:1990 bar:1999 text:1999 bar:2006 text:2006 bar:2011 text:2011 bar:2014 text:2014 PlotData= color:barra width:30 align:left bar:1968 from:0 till: 7049 bar:1975 from:0 till: 7583 bar:1982 from:0 till: 7981 bar:1990 from:0 till: 7807 bar:1999 from:0 till: 8004 bar:2006 from:0 till: 8466 bar:2011 from:0 till: 8761 bar:2014 from:0 till: 8983 PlotData= bar:1968 at: 7049 fontsize:S text: 7,049 shift:(-12,5) bar:1975 at: 7583 fontsize:S text: 7,583 shift:(-18,5) bar:1982 at: 7981 fontsize:S text: 7,981 shift:(-18,5) bar:1990 at: 7807 fontsize:S text: 7,807 shift:(-18,5) bar:1999 at: 8004 fontsize:S text: 8,004 shift:(-18,5) bar:2006 at: 8466 fontsize:S text: 8,466 shift:(-18,5) bar:2011 at: 8761 fontsize:S text: 8,761 shift:(-18,5) bar:2014 at: 8983 fontsize:S text: 8,983 shift:(-18,5) ==Administration== Belley is a subprefecture of the Ain department and the capital of the arrondissement of Belley in the same department. It is also the capital of the canton of Belley, formed by 34 communes (24,216 inhabitants) (2014) It is part of the intercommunality Bugey Sud. ==Economy== The local economy is mostly based around commerce. Cheese production is also important. The commune produces a cheese called the Tomme de Belley. ==Sites of interest== The most important monuments in the commune are the Saint-Jean-Baptiste cathedral and the Palais Episcopal of Belley, both listed as monuments historiques. == Gallery == File:Cathedrale Belley Int.JPG|The inside of the Belley cathedral. File:Belley Grande Rue 4.JPG|Street in Belley. File:Palais épiscopal de Belley.jpg|Palais Episcopal. File:Maire de Belley.JPG|Town hall of Belley. ==Related pages== * Arrondissement of Belley * Communes of the Ain department