Arrondissement of Belley

The **arrondissement of Belley** is an arrondissement of France, in the Ain department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Its capital is the city of Belley.

## History

When the Ain department was created on 1800, the _arrondissement_ of Belley was part of that original department.

## Geography

It is the southernmost of the _arrondissements_ of the department with an area of . It has 98,110 inhabitants and a density of  inhabitants/km².

The _arrondissement_ of Belley is in the southeastern part of department and is bordered to the north by the _arrondissement_ of Nantua, to the northeast by the Haute-Savoie department, to the east by the Savoie department, to the south by the Isère department and to the west by the _arrondissement_ of Bourg-en-Bresse.

### Cantons

After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the _arrondissements_ so they could have _communes_ that belong to different _arrondissements_.

In the _arrondissement_ of Belley, there are 3 cantons whose _communes_ are in the _arrondissement_: Ambérieu-en-Bugey, Belley and Lagnieu. The canton of Bellegarde-sur-Valserine has 1 _commune_ in Belley, 2 in the _arrondissement_ of Gex and 11 in the _arrondissement_ of Nantua, the canton of Hauteville-Lompnes has 29 _communes_ in Belley and 12 in Nantua, and the canton of Lagnieu has 22 _communes_ in Belley and 4 in the _arrondissement_ of Bourg-en-Bresse.

### Communes

The _arrondissement_ of Belley has 115 _communes_; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː

1. L'Abergement-de-Varey <small>(01002)</small>
1. Ambérieu-en-Bugey <small>(01004)</small>
1. Ambléon <small>(01006)</small>
1. Ambronay <small>(01007)</small>
1. Ambutrix <small>(01008)</small>
1. Andert-et-Condon <small>(01009)</small>
1. Anglefort <small>(01010)</small>
1. Aranc <small>(01012)</small>
1. Arandas <small>(01013)</small>
1. Arboys-en-Bugey <small>(01015)</small>
1. Argis <small>(01017)</small>
1. Armix <small>(01019)</small>
1. Artemare <small>(01022)</small>
1. Belley <small>(01034)</small>
1. Belmont-Luthézieu <small>(01036)</small>
1. Bénonces <small>(01037)</small>
1. Béon <small>(01039)</small>
1. Bettant <small>(01041)</small>
1. Blyes <small>(01047)</small>
1. Bourg-Saint-Christophe <small>(01054)</small>
1. Brégnier-Cordon <small>(01058)</small>
1. Brénaz <small>(01059)</small>
1. Brens <small>(01061)</small>
1. Briord <small>(01064)</small>
1. La Burbanche <small>(01066)</small>
1. Ceyzérieu <small>(01073)</small>
1. Chaley <small>(01076)</small>
1. Champagne-en-Valromey <small>(01079)</small>
1. Champdor-Corcelles <small>(01080)</small>
1. Charnoz-sur-Ain <small>(01088)</small>
1. Château-Gaillard <small>(01089)</small>
1. Chavornay <small>(01097)</small>
1. Chazey-Bons <small>(01098)</small>
1. Chazey-sur-Ain <small>(01099)</small>
1. Cheignieu-la-Balme <small>(01100)</small>
1. Cleyzieu <small>(01107)</small>
1. Colomieu <small>(01110)</small>
1. Conand <small>(01111)</small>
1. Contrevoz <small>(01116)</small>
1. Conzieu <small>(01117)</small>
1. Corbonod <small>(01118)</small>
1. Corlier <small>(01121)</small>
1. Cormaranche-en-Bugey <small>(01122)</small>
1. Cressin-Rochefort <small>(01133)</small>
1. Culoz <small>(01138)</small>
1. Cuzieu <small>(01141)</small>
1. Douvres <small>(01149)</small>
1. Évosges <small>(01155)</small>
1. Faramans <small>(01156)</small>
1. Flaxieu <small>(01162)</small>
1. Groslée-Saint-Benoît <small>(01338)</small>
1. Hauteville-Lompnes <small>(01185)</small>
1. Haut-Valromey <small>(01187)</small>
1. Hostiaz <small>(01186)</small>
1. Innimond <small>(01190)</small>
1. Izieu <small>(01193)</small>
1. Joyeux <small>(01198)</small>
1. Lagnieu <small>(01202)</small>
1. Lavours <small>(01208)</small>
1. Leyment <small>(01213)</small>
1. Lhuis <small>(01216)</small>
1. Lochieu <small>(01218)</small>
1. Lompnas <small>(01219)</small>
1. Lompnieu <small>(01221)</small>
1. Loyettes <small>(01224)</small>
1. Magnieu <small>(01227)</small>
1. Marchamp <small>(01233)</small>
1. Marignieu <small>(01234)</small>
1. Massignieu-de-Rives <small>(01239)</small>
1. Meximieux <small>(01244)</small>
1. Montagnieu <small>(01255)</small>
1. Le Montellier <small>(01260)</small>
1. Murs-et-Gélignieux <small>(01268)</small>
1. Nivollet-Montgriffon <small>(01277)</small>
1. Oncieu <small>(01279)</small>
1. Ordonnaz <small>(01280)</small>
1. Parves-et-Nattages <small>(01286)</small>
1. Pérouges <small>(01290)</small>
1. Peyrieu <small>(01294)</small>
1. Pollieu <small>(01302)</small>
1. Prémeyzel <small>(01310)</small>
1. Prémillieu <small>(01311)</small>
1. Rignieux-le-Franc <small>(01325)</small>
1. Rossillon <small>(01329)</small>
1. Ruffieu <small>(01330)</small>
1. Saint-Champ <small>(01341)</small>
1. Saint-Denis-en-Bugey <small>(01345)</small>
1. Sainte-Julie <small>(01366)</small>
1. Saint-Éloi <small>(01349)</small>
1. Saint-Germain-les-Paroisses <small>(01358)</small>
1. Saint-Jean-de-Niost <small>(01361)</small>
1. Saint-Martin-de-Bavel <small>(01372)</small>
1. Saint-Maurice-de-Gourdans <small>(01378)</small>
1. Saint-Maurice-de-Rémens <small>(01379)</small>
1. Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey <small>(01384)</small>
1. Saint-Sorlin-en-Bugey <small>(01386)</small>
1. Saint-Vulbas <small>(01390)</small>
1. Sault-Brénaz <small>(01396)</small>
1. Seillonnaz <small>(01400)</small>
1. Serrières-de-Briord <small>(01403)</small>
1. Seyssel <small>(01407)</small>
1. Souclin <small>(01411)</small>
1. Sutrieu <small>(01414)</small>
1. Talissieu <small>(01415)</small>
1. Tenay <small>(01416)</small>
1. Thézillieu <small>(01417)</small>
1. Torcieu <small>(01421)</small>
1. Vaux-en-Bugey <small>(01431)</small>
1. Vieu <small>(01442)</small>
1. Villebois <small>(01444)</small>
1. Villieu-Loyes-Mollon <small>(01450)</small>
1. Virieu-le-Grand <small>(01452)</small>
1. Virieu-le-Petit <small>(01453)</small>
1. Virignin <small>(01454)</small>
1. Vongnes <small>(01456)</small>

The _communes_ with more inhabitants in the _arrondissement_ are:

|INSEE code !! _Commune_ !! Population <small>(2014)</small> !! Canton || Intercommunality|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|01004|Ambérieu-en-Bugey|14,022|Ambérieu-en-Bugey|Plaine de l'Ain|
|01034|Belley|8,983|Belley|Bugey Sud|
|01244|Meximieux|7,539|Meximieux|Plaine de l'Ain|
|01202|Lagnieu|6,953|Lagnieu|Plaine de l'Ain|
|01185|Hauteville-Lompnes|3,829|Hauteville-Lompnes|Plateau d'Hauteville|
|01224|Loyettes|3,158|Lagnieu|Plaine de l'Ain|
|01138|Culoz|3,029|Hauteville-Lompnes|Bugey Sud|
|01007|Ambronay|2,570|Ambérieu-en-Bugey|Plaine de l'Ain|
|01384|Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey|2,265|Ambérieu-en-Bugey|Plaine de l'Ain|
|01345|Saint-Denis-en-Bugey|2,255|Ambérieu-en-Bugey|Plaine de l'Ain|
|01089|Château-Gaillard|1,999|Ambérieu-en-Bugey|Plaine de l'Ain|

## Related pages

- Arrondissements of the Ain department
- List of arrondissements of France

## Infobox (french subdivision)

- **type**: arr
- **name**: Belley
- **insee**: 011
- **nbcomm**: 105
- **prefecture**: n
- **seat**: Belley
- **area**: 1584.2
- **image map**: Locator map of Arrondissement Belley 2019.png
- **map caption**: Location within the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes