Péron, Ain

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

Péron
Commune
Church of Saint Antoine
Coat of arms
Location of Péron
Péron Péron
Coordinates: 46°11′24″N 5°55′35″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Gex
Canton	Thoiry
Intercommunality	Pays de Gex
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Christian Armand
Area ^1	26.01 km^2 (10.04 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	2,620
• Density	100/km^2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	01288 /01630
Elevation	411–1,501 m (1,348–4,925 ft) (avg. 580 m or 1,900 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 878 —     1800 1,003 +14.2% 1806 1,001 −0.2% 1821 1,188 +18.7% 1831 1,292 +8.8% 1836 1,312 +1.5% 1841 1,372 +4.6% 1846 1,327 −3.3% 1851 1,343 +1.2% 1856 1,305 −2.8% 1861 1,206 −7.6% 1866 1,145 −5.1% 1872 1,139 −0.5% 1876 1,127 −1.1% 1881 1,064 −5.6% 1886 1,116 +4.9% 1891 1,016 −9.0%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 1,189 +17.0% 1901 964 −18.9% 1906 909 −5.7% 1911 838 −7.8% 1921 806 −3.8% 1926 798 −1.0% 1931 751 −5.9% 1936 764 +1.7% 1946 713 −6.7% 1954 696 −2.4% 1962 654 −6.0% 1968 701 +7.2% 1975 891 +27.1% 1982 1,005 +12.8% 1990 1,202 +19.6% 1999 1,579 +31.4% 2008 1,930 +22.2%

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

References

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

External links

• Péron official website