Tenay

Tenay
Commune
The Albarine
Coat of arms
Location of Tenay
Tenay Tenay
Coordinates: 45°55′00″N 5°30′00″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Belley
Canton	Plateau d'Hauteville
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gaël Allain
Area 1	13.12 km2 (5.07 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	1,013
• Density	77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Demonym	Tenaysiens
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

Tenay (French pronunciation: [tənɛ]) 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%

Year Pop. ±% 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