Beaupont

Beaupont
Beaupont
Location within Rhône-Alpes region Beaupont
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton	Coligny
Intercommunality	Coligny
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Georges Gouly
Area1	14.07 km2 (5.43 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	560
• Density	40/km2 (100/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	01029 / 01270
Elevation	187–228 m (614–748 ft) (avg. 199 m or 653 ft)
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.

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

Geography

Beaupont is 28 km north of Bourg-en-Bresse and about 100 km from Lyon. The Solnan forms most of the commune's eastern border. The Sevron forms the commune's western border.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	762	—
1800	740	−2.9%
1806	723	−2.3%
1821	688	−4.8%
1831	810	+17.7%
1836	793	−2.1%
1841	820	+3.4%
1846	800	−2.4%
1851	867	+8.4%
1856	847	−2.3%
1861	864	+2.0%
1866	924	+6.9%
1872	965	+4.4%
1876	1,041	+7.9%
1881	1,054	+1.2%
1886	1,016	−3.6%
1891	1,031	+1.5%
1896	1,039	+0.8%
1901	1,069	+2.9%
1906	1,055	−1.3%
1911	1,042	−1.2%
1921	924	−11.3%
1926	906	−1.9%
1931	889	−1.9%
1936	861	−3.1%
1946	789	−8.4%
1954	744	−5.7%
1962	678	−8.9%
1968	575	−15.2%
1975	515	−10.4%
1982	415	−19.4%
1990	422	+1.7%
1999	492	+16.6%
2008	560	+13.8%

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

References

• INSEE