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:

## Related pages
* Arrondissements of the Ain department
* List of arrondissements of France

## References