The canton of Belley is one of the

cantons of France The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the France, French Republic's Departments of France, departments and Arrondissements of France, arrondissements. Apart from their role as organizational units in relation to certain aspects ...

and is located in the

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Ain Ain (, ; frp, En) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. Named after the Ain river, it is bordered by the Saône and Rhône rivers. Ain is located on the country's eastern edge, on the Swiss border, where it ...

and in the

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Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (ARA; ; frp, Ôvèrgne-Rôno-Ârpes; oc, Auvèrnhe Ròse Aups; it, Alvernia-Rodano-Alpi) is a region in southeast-central France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions; it resulted from the merger of Au ...

Geography

This canton is organized around

Belley Belley () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. History Belley is of Roman origin, and in the 5th century became an episcopal see. It was the capital of the province of Bugey, which was a dependency of Savoy till 1601, when i ...

in the

Arrondissement of Belley The arrondissement of Belley is an arrondissement of France in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It has 104 communes. Its population is 120,594 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Be ...

. Its altitude is between 203 meters in (

Brégnier-Cordon Brégnier-Cordon () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Geography Brégnier-Cordon lies 20 km south of Belley. It is located in a bend of the Rhône on the edge of Savoie (on the southeast) and Isère (on the west). Th ...

) and 1,020 meters in ( Conzieu) with an average of 286 m.

Composition

At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 24 to 37

communes An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious, ...

(6 of which merged into the new communes Arboys-en-Bugey, Parves-et-Nattages and Chazey-Bons):Décret n° 2014-147 du 13 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de l'Ain
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Ambléon Ambléon () is a commune in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France. Geography The village of Ambléon is located ten kilometres west of Belley and 60 km east of Lyon in a wetland (lakes, swamps, bogs) in t ...

Andert-et-Condon Andert-et-Condon () is a commune in the department of Ain in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France. Geography Located 6 km north-west of Belley (a sub-prefecture of Ain) and 40 km south-west of Amberieu-en-Bugey, Andert-e ...

* Arboys-en-Bugey *

* Brens *

La Burbanche La Burbanche () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Ain department The following is a list of the 393 communes of the Ain department of France. The communes cooperate in the fo ...

Ceyzérieu Ceyzérieu () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Ain department The following is a list of the 393 communes of the Ain department of France. The communes cooperate in the follo ...

* Chazey-Bons * Cheignieu-la-Balme *

Colomieu Colomieu () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Ain department The following is a list of the 393 communes of the Ain department of France. The communes cooperate in the following i ...

* Contrevoz * Conzieu * Cressin-Rochefort * Cuzieu * Flaxieu * Groslée-Saint-Benoît *

Izieu Izieu () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. It lies on the river Rhône, between the cities of Lyon and Chambéry. Site of World War II Jewish orphanage Izieu was the site of a Jewish orphanage during the Second World War ...

Lavours Lavours () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Ain department The following is a list of the 393 communes of the Ain department of France. The communes cooperate in the following ...

* Magnieu *

Marignieu Marignieu () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Ain department The following is a list of the 393 communes of the Ain department of France. The communes cooperate in the follow ...

Massignieu-de-Rives Massignieu-de-Rives () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Ain department The following is a list of the 393 communes of the Ain department of France. The communes cooperate in ...

Murs-et-Gélignieux Murs-et-Gélignieux () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Ain department The following is a list of the 393 communes of the Ain department of France. The communes cooperate in ...

* Parves-et-Nattages *

Peyrieu Peyrieu () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Town located 11 km south of Belley. It is on the right bank of the Rhône in the area of AOC wines of Bugey. Population The inhabitants of the town of Peyrieu are ''Peyri ...

Pollieu Pollieu () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Ain department *Lac de Barterand Lac de Barterand is a lake in Pollieu, in the Ain department of France France (), officiall ...

Prémeyzel Prémeyzel () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Population The inhabitants of the town are called ''Prémeyzélans''. See also *Communes of the Ain department The following is a list of the 393 communes of the Ain ...

Rossillon Rossillon () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Ain department The following is a list of the 393 communes of the Ain department of France. The communes cooperate in the fol ...

Saint-Germain-les-Paroisses Saint-Germain-les-Paroisses () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Population Language The most commonly spoken language is French See also *Communes of the Ain department The following is a list of the 393 commu ...

Saint-Martin-de-Bavel Saint-Martin-de-Bavel () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Demographics In 2019, the commune had 444 inhabitants, an increase of 4.0% compared to 2013. Its inhabitants are called ''Saint-Martenant(e)s'' in French. Land ...

Virieu-le-Grand Virieu-le-Grand () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Ain department The following is a list of the 393 communes of the Ain department of France. The communes cooperate in the ...

* Virignin * Vongnes

Demographics

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