Chaley

Chaley
Chaley
Location within Rhône-Alpes region Chaley
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Belley
Canton	Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey
Intercommunality	Vallée de l'Albarine
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Paul Persico
Area1	4.6 km2 (1.8 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	120
• Density	26/km2 (68/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	01076 / 01230
Elevation	394–910 m (1,293–2,986 ft) (avg. 430 m or 1,410 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.

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

Geography

The river Albarine flows southwestward through the commune; the village lies on its right bank.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	218	—
1800	230	+5.5%
1806	270	+17.4%
1821	330	+22.2%
1831	281	−14.8%
1836	288	+2.5%
1841	284	−1.4%
1846	283	−0.4%
1851	280	−1.1%
1856	414	+47.9%
1861	334	−19.3%
1866	366	+9.6%
1872	356	−2.7%
1876	417	+17.1%
1881	459	+10.1%
1886	540	+17.6%
1891	678	+25.6%
1896	618	−8.8%
1901	661	+7.0%
1906	721	+9.1%
1911	600	−16.8%
1921	481	−19.8%
1926	571	+18.7%
1931	468	−18.0%
1936	473	+1.1%
1946	358	−24.3%
1954	372	+3.9%
1962	276	−25.8%
1968	278	+0.7%
1975	171	−38.5%
1982	106	−38.0%
1990	107	+0.9%
1999	106	−0.9%
2008	120	+13.2%

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

References

• INSEE