Priay

Priay
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Priay
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Coordinates: 46°00′14″N 5°17′28″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Nantua
Canton	Pont-d'Ain
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Fabienne Charmetant
Area 1	15.77 km2 (6.09 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	1,764
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	01314 /01160
Elevation	222–342 m (728–1,122 ft) (avg. 240 m or 790 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Priay (French pronunciation: [pʁijɛ]) is a commune in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France. People from Priay are known as Priaysiens.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 1,031 —     1800 1,017 −1.4% 1806 974 −4.2% 1821 854 −12.3% 1831 895 +4.8% 1836 947 +5.8% 1841 1,036 +9.4% 1846 1,070 +3.3% 1851 1,097 +2.5% 1856 1,019 −7.1% 1861 987 −3.1% 1866 1,033 +4.7% 1872 1,023 −1.0% 1876 1,061 +3.7% 1881 1,006 −5.2% 1886 1,028 +2.2% 1891 1,013 −1.5%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 991 −2.2% 1901 935 −5.7% 1906 905 −3.2% 1911 893 −1.3% 1921 742 −16.9% 1926 757 +2.0% 1931 702 −7.3% 1936 702 +0.0% 1946 645 −8.1% 1954 703 +9.0% 1962 709 +0.9% 1968 710 +0.1% 1975 771 +8.6% 1982 787 +2.1% 1990 948 +20.5% 1999 1,152 +21.5% 2008 1,447 +25.6%

See also

• Communes of the Ain department