Brénod

Brénod
Town hall Town hall
Coat of arms of Brénod Coat of arms
Brénod
Location within Rhône-Alpes region Brénod
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Nantua
Canton	Brénod
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Anne Carrier
Area1	23.79 km2 (9.19 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	531
• Density	22/km2 (58/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	01060 / 01110
Elevation	831–1,136 m (2,726–3,727 ft) (avg. 853 m or 2,799 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Brénod is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France

Geography

The commune is located 70 km (43 mi) northeast of Lyon.

The river Albarine rises in the commune's northern part, then flows southward through the commune; the village lies on the right bank of the river.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	858	—
1800	879	+2.4%
1806	991	+12.7%
1821	941	−5.0%
1831	1,001	+6.4%
1836	987	−1.4%
1841	1,002	+1.5%
1846	1,029	+2.7%
1851	970	−5.7%
1856	943	−2.8%
1861	988	+4.8%
1866	960	−2.8%
1872	885	−7.8%
1876	929	+5.0%
1881	881	−5.2%
1886	872	−1.0%
1891	801	−8.1%
1896	836	+4.4%
1901	755	−9.7%
1906	702	−7.0%
1911	664	−5.4%
1921	627	−5.6%
1926	626	−0.2%
1931	647	+3.4%
1936	602	−7.0%
1946	574	−4.7%
1954	528	−8.0%
1962	509	−3.6%
1968	524	+2.9%
1975	436	−16.8%
1982	431	−1.1%
1990	385	−10.7%
1999	427	+10.9%
2008	531	+24.4%

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

References

• INSEE