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.

Composition
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

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

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

 INSEEcode  Commune  Population(2014)  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

References

Belley