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Canton Of Belley
The canton of Belley is one of the cantons of France and is located in the department of Ain and in the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Geography This canton is organized around Belley in the Arrondissement of Belley. Its altitude is between 203 meters in (Brégnier-Cordon) 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 (6 of which merged into the new communes Arboys-en-Bugey, Parves-et-Nattages and Chazey-Bons): *Ambléon *Andert-et-Condon * Arboys-en-Bugey *Belley *Brégnier-Cordon * Brens *La Burbanche *Ceyzérieu * Chazey-Bons * Cheignieu-la-Balme *Colomieu * Contrevoz * Conzieu * Cressin-Rochefort * Cuzieu * Flaxieu * Groslée-Saint-Benoît *Izieu *Lavours * Magnieu *Marignieu *Massignieu-de-Rives *Murs-et-Gélignieux * Parves-et-Nattages *Peyrieu *Pollieu *Prémeyzel *Rossillon *Saint-Germain-les-Paroisses *Saint-Martin-de-Bav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 it was ceded to France. In 1385 the town was almost entirely destroyed by an act of incendiarism, but was municipalitysequently rebuilt by the dukes of Savoy, who surrounded it with ramparts of which little is left. Belley was the birthplace of the epicure Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin. Ecclesiastical history Belley was the seat of the Bishop of Belley and the location of Belley Cathedral. Belley is the home region of St. Peter Chanel, the famous 19th-century Marist missionary martyr and proto-martyr of Oceania. Population Climate Belley features an oceanic climate (Cfb) but with strong continental influences due to its far inland position and its proximity to the Jura mountains under the Köppen system. Both temperatures a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceyzérieu
Ceyzérieu () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Ain department *Lac de Chavoley *Lac de Morgnieu Lac de Morgnieu is a lake at Ceyzérieu in the Ain department of France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Amer ... References Communes of Ain Ain communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Ain-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Ain Ain communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Ain-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Ain Ain communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Ain-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Ain Ain communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Ain-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnieu
Magnieu () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. On 1 January 2019, the former commune of Saint-Champ was merged into Magnieu. 23 November 2018 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 intercommunalities (as of 2020):
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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 intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Ain Ain communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Ain-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. However, most of the children were only separated from their parents or sent purposely in the Savoy mountains which was then under Italian rule. Italy was less oppressive in that time. On 6 April 1944, three vehicles pulled up in front of the orphanage. The Gestapo, under the direction of the 'Butcher of Lyon' Klaus Barbie, entered the orphanage and forcibly removed the forty-four children and their seven supervisors, throwing the crying and terrified children on to the trucks. As a witness later recalled: 'I was on my way down the stairs when my sister shouted to me: It's the Germans, run away! I jumped out the window. I hid myself in a bush in the garden. I heard the cries of the children that were being kidnapped and I heard the shout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Groslée-Saint-Benoît
Groslée-Saint-Benoît () is a commune in the Ain department of eastern France. The municipality was incorporated on January 1, 2016 and consists of the former communes of Groslée and Saint-Benoît. 30 December 2015 Politics and administration Municipal administration List of mayors 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 intercommunalities (as of 2020):
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Flaxieu
Flaxieu () 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 intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Ain Ain communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Ain-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |