Pirajoux

Pirajoux
Pirajoux
Location within Rhône-Alpes region Pirajoux
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton	Coligny
Intercommunality	Coligny
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Noël Piroux
Area1	12.99 km2 (5.02 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	330
• Density	25/km2 (66/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	01296 / 01270
Elevation	192–237 m (630–778 ft) (avg. 228 m or 748 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.

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

Geography

The Solnan forms most of the commune's eastern border. The Sevron forms parts of the commune's western border.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	703	—
1800	763	+8.5%
1806	745	−2.4%
1821	713	−4.3%
1831	754	+5.8%
1836	732	−2.9%
1841	739	+1.0%
1846	727	−1.6%
1851	732	+0.7%
1856	694	−5.2%
1861	709	+2.2%
1866	714	+0.7%
1872	701	−1.8%
1876	726	+3.6%
1881	721	−0.7%
1886	705	−2.2%
1891	700	−0.7%
1896	665	−5.0%
1901	666	+0.2%
1906	637	−4.4%
1911	639	+0.3%
1921	597	−6.6%
1926	581	−2.7%
1931	494	−15.0%
1936	522	+5.7%
1946	540	+3.4%
1954	470	−13.0%
1962	428	−8.9%
1968	375	−12.4%
1975	314	−16.3%
1982	294	−6.4%
1990	304	+3.4%
1999	299	−1.6%
2008	330	+10.4%

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

References

• INSEE