Lapeyrouse, Ain

Lapeyrouse is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Lapeyrouse
Commune
The church in Lapeyrouse
Location of Lapeyrouse
Lapeyrouse Lapeyrouse
Coordinates: 45°59′02″N 4°58′39″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton	Villars-les-Dombes
Intercommunality	Centre Dombes
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Gilles Dubost
Area ^1	20.04 km^2 (7.74 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	316
• Density	16/km^2 (41/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	01207 /01330
Elevation	277–295 m (909–968 ft) (avg. 293 m or 961 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The village lies in the middle of the commune, which counts numerous ponds.

The Chalaronne has its source in the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 378 —     1800 304 −19.6% 1806 313 +3.0% 1821 328 +4.8% 1831 301 −8.2% 1836 289 −4.0% 1841 292 +1.0% 1846 309 +5.8% 1851 349 +12.9% 1856 350 +0.3% 1861 367 +4.9% 1866 384 +4.6% 1872 398 +3.6% 1876 385 −3.3% 1881 364 −5.5% 1886 402 +10.4% 1891 395 −1.7%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 382 −3.3% 1901 364 −4.7% 1906 354 −2.7% 1911 374 +5.6% 1921 315 −15.8% 1926 292 −7.3% 1931 308 +5.5% 1936 273 −11.4% 1946 304 +11.4% 1954 255 −16.1% 1962 208 −18.4% 1968 183 −12.0% 1975 169 −7.7% 1982 199 +17.8% 1990 207 +4.0% 1999 226 +9.2% 2008 293 +29.6%

See also

• Communes of the Ain department
• Dombes

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

External links

• Dombes and the city of Lapeyrouse