Leyment

Leyment
Commune
The town hall in Leyment
Location of Leyment
Leyment Leyment
Coordinates: 45°55′00″N 5°18′00″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Belley
Canton	Lagnieu
Intercommunality	Plaine de l'Ain
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marilyn Bottex
Area 1	14.18 km2 (5.47 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	1,392
• Density	98/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	01213 /01150
Elevation	221–321 m (725–1,053 ft) (avg. 260 m or 850 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

The river Albarine forms part of the commune's northern border.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 450 —     1800 500 +11.1% 1806 514 +2.8% 1821 552 +7.4% 1831 610 +10.5% 1836 571 −6.4% 1841 557 −2.5% 1846 569 +2.2% 1851 607 +6.7% 1856 615 +1.3% 1861 582 −5.4% 1866 584 +0.3% 1872 569 −2.6% 1876 519 −8.8% 1881 492 −5.2% 1886 515 +4.7% 1891 536 +4.1%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 441 −17.7% 1901 442 +0.2% 1906 440 −0.5% 1911 436 −0.9% 1921 568 +30.3% 1926 580 +2.1% 1931 688 +18.6% 1936 665 −3.3% 1946 510 −23.3% 1954 548 +7.5% 1962 543 −0.9% 1968 522 −3.9% 1975 552 +5.7% 1982 540 −2.2% 1990 822 +52.2% 1999 922 +12.2% 2008 1,260 +36.7%

See also

• Communes of the Ain department