Chanay

Chanay
Chanay
Location within Rhône-Alpes region Chanay
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Belley
Canton	Seyssel
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Henri Caldairou
Area1	18.10 km2 (6.99 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	610
• Density	34/km2 (87/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	01082 / 01420
Elevation	260–1,184 m (853–3,885 ft) (avg. 485 m or 1,591 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.

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

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	532	—
1800	535	+0.6%
1806	620	+15.9%
1821	623	+0.5%
1831	716	+14.9%
1836	707	−1.3%
1841	737	+4.2%
1846	697	−5.4%
1851	780	+11.9%
1856	668	−14.4%
1861	766	+14.7%
1866	756	−1.3%
1872	700	−7.4%
1876	690	−1.4%
1881	637	−7.7%
1886	616	−3.3%
1891	610	−1.0%
1896	600	−1.6%
1901	582	−3.0%
1906	575	−1.2%
1911	519	−9.7%
1921	553	+6.6%
1926	440	−20.4%
1931	456	+3.6%
1936	481	+5.5%
1946	594	+23.5%
1954	651	+9.6%
1962	499	−23.3%
1968	472	−5.4%
1975	464	−1.7%
1982	426	−8.2%
1990	410	−3.8%
1999	573	+39.8%
2008	610	+6.5%

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

References

• INSEE