Béon (French pronunciation: [beɔ̃]) is a former commune in the Ain department in eastern France. On 1 January 2023, it was merged into the new commune of Culoz-Béon.[2]

Béon
Part of Culoz-Béon
Grand Colombier and the Lavours wetlands
Grand Colombier and the Lavours wetlands
Location of Béon
Map
Béon is located in France
Béon
Béon
Béon is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Béon
Béon
Coordinates: 45°50′00″N 5°45′00″E / 45.8333°N 5.75°E / 45.8333; 5.75
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAin
ArrondissementBelley
CantonPlateau d'Hauteville
CommuneCuloz-Béon
Area
1
10.30 km2 (3.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
429
 • Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
01350
Elevation228–1,412 m (748–4,633 ft)
(avg. 235 m or 771 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 298—    
1975 345+2.11%
1982 346+0.04%
1990 348+0.07%
1999 364+0.50%
2007 355−0.31%
2012 429+3.86%
2017 454+1.14%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2021" [Legal populations 2021] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2023.
  2. ^ "ARRETE portant création de la commune nouvelle de Culoz-Béon" (PDF). Préfecture de l'Ain. 15 December 2022. pp. 45–48. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-01-03. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE