Belley

Belley

*Bèlê* (Arpitan)
Belley Bèlê (Arpitan)
Subprefecture and commune
	Palais épiscopal de Belley
	Coat of arms
	Location of Belley
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	Coordinates: 45°46′00″N 5°41′00″E / 45.7667°N 5.6833°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Belley
Canton	Belley
Intercommunality	Bugey Sud
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Dimitri Lahuerta
Area 1	22.42 km2 (8.66 sq mi)
Population (2021)	9,239
• Density	410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Demonym	Belleysans
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	01034 /01300
Elevation	220–392 m (722–1,286 ft) ; (avg. 306 m or 1,004 ft)
Website	www.belley.fr
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Belley (French pronunciation: [bəlɛ] ^ⓘ;^[3]^[4]^[5] Arpitan: Bèlê) is a subprefecture of the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, France. It is the capital of the historical region of Bugey,^[6] although not its largest city, which is Oyonnax, to the north. In 2020, the commune had a population of 9,207.

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^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Municipales Belley : ambiance de QG, archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 29 July 2021
^ Municipales Ain : Belley reste à droite, archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 29 July 2021
^ Belley (01) : inauguration du Collège Sabine Zlatin, fondatrice de la colonie des enfants d'Izieu, archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 29 July 2021
^ CC Bugey Sud Archived 25 December 2023 at the Wayback Machine, www.auvergnerhonealpes-ee.fr (in French).