Pont-de-Veyle

Pont-de-Veyle
Chateau Chateau
Coat of arms of Pont-de-Veyle Coat of arms
Pont-de-Veyle
Location within Rhône-Alpes region Pont-de-Veyle
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton	Pont-de-Veyle
Intercommunality	Pont-de-Veyle
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Paul Moutot
Area1	1.94 km2 (0.75 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	1,496
• Density	770/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	01306 / 01290
Elevation	172–179 m (564–587 ft) (avg. 178 m or 584 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.

Pont-de-Veyle is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Geography

The Veyle flows west through the middle of the commune.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	1,364	—
1800	1,426	+4.5%
1806	1,364	−4.3%
1821	1,319	−3.3%
1831	1,329	+0.8%
1836	1,256	−5.5%
1841	1,321	+5.2%
1846	1,285	−2.7%
1851	1,461	+13.7%
1856	1,458	−0.2%
1861	1,412	−3.2%
1866	1,389	−1.6%
1872	1,491	+7.3%
1876	1,355	−9.1%
1881	1,285	−5.2%
1886	1,240	−3.5%
1891	1,220	−1.6%
1896	1,152	−5.6%
1901	1,167	+1.3%
1906	1,126	−3.5%
1911	1,076	−4.4%
1921	932	−13.4%
1926	945	+1.4%
1931	991	+4.9%
1936	1,023	+3.2%
1946	1,046	+2.2%
1954	969	−7.4%
1962	1,037	+7.0%
1968	1,144	+10.3%
1975	1,177	+2.9%
1982	1,253	+6.5%
1990	1,421	+13.4%
1999	1,484	+4.4%
2008	1,496	+0.8%

See also

• Communes of the Ain department
• List of medieval bridges in France

References

• INSEE