Tenay

Tenay
The Albarine The Albarine
Coat of arms of Tenay Coat of arms
Tenay
Location within Rhône-Alpes region Tenay
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)	Perrot Marc
Area1	13.12 km2 (5.07 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	1,105
• Density	84/km2 (220/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	01416 / 01230
Elevation	320–1,020 m (1,050–3,350 ft) (avg. 327 m or 1,073 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.

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

Geography

The river Albarine flows southwest through the commune's eastern part, crosses the village, then flows northwest.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	811	—
1800	811	+0.0%
1806	876	+8.0%
1821	836	−4.6%
1831	1,130	+35.2%
1836	1,084	−4.1%
1841	1,180	+8.9%
1846	1,266	+7.3%
1851	1,290	+1.9%
1856	1,440	+11.6%
1861	1,498	+4.0%
1866	1,904	+27.1%
1872	2,439	+28.1%
1876	2,970	+21.8%
1881	3,193	+7.5%
1886	3,316	+3.9%
1891	4,009	+20.9%
1896	4,214	+5.1%
1901	3,770	−10.5%
1906	3,825	+1.5%
1911	4,037	+5.5%
1921	3,630	−10.1%
1926	3,742	+3.1%
1931	3,658	−2.2%
1936	2,628	−28.2%
1946	2,203	−16.2%
1954	2,132	−3.2%
1962	2,132	+0.0%
1968	1,993	−6.5%
1975	1,715	−13.9%
1982	1,571	−8.4%
1990	1,356	−13.7%
1999	1,086	−19.9%
2008	1,105	+1.7%

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

References

• INSEE