Lent, Ain

Lent
Lent
Administration
Country	France
Region	Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton	Péronnas
Intercommunality	Bourg-en-Bresse
Mayor	Michel Buellet (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	240–296 m (790–971 ft) (avg. 250 m or 820 ft)
Land area1	31.48 km2 (12.15 sq mi)
Population2	1,266  (2008)
- Density	40 /km2 (100 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	01211/ 01240
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.

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

It has been part of the intercommunality of Bourg-en-Bresse since 2001, when it was created.

Geography

The Veyle flows northward through the middle of the commune.

Population

Historical population of Lent, Ain

Year	1793	1800	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851	1856
Population	830	941	931	1039	1062	1051	1039	1173	1159	1087

Year	1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896	1901	1906
Population	1155	1234	1181	1253	1227	1186	1184	1121	1107	1108

Year	1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954	1962	1968	1975
Population	1051	921	851	814	781	750	729	721	778	801

Year	1982	1990	1999	2008
Population	976	1043	1145	1266

See also

• Dombes
• Communes of the Ain department

References

• INSEE