Bey, Ain

Bey
Bey
Location within Rhône-Alpes region Bey
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton	Pont-de-Veyle
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Michel Gentil
Area1	2.77 km2 (1.07 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	242
• Density	87/km2 (230/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	01042 / 01290
Elevation	175–213 m (574–699 ft) (avg. 210 m or 690 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.

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

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	282	—
1821	294	+4.3%
1831	320	+8.8%
1836	320	+0.0%
1841	312	−2.5%
1846	290	−7.1%
1851	306	+5.5%
1856	302	−1.3%
1861	274	−9.3%
1866	265	−3.3%
1872	243	−8.3%
1876	250	+2.9%
1881	230	−8.0%
1886	227	−1.3%
1891	264	+16.3%
1896	230	−12.9%
1901	234	+1.7%
1906	232	−0.9%
1911	220	−5.2%
1921	171	−22.3%
1926	157	−8.2%
1931	150	−4.5%
1936	160	+6.7%
1946	157	−1.9%
1954	134	−14.6%
1962	129	−3.7%
1968	105	−18.6%
1975	131	+24.8%
1982	181	+38.2%
1990	195	+7.7%
1999	221	+13.3%
2008	242	+9.5%

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

References

• INSEE