Belley
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Belley (Script error: No such module "IPA".;[2][3][4] Arpitan: Bèlê) is a subprefecture of the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, France. It is the capital of the historical region of Bugey,[5] although not its largest city, which is Oyonnax, to the north.
History
Belley is of Roman origin; in the 5th century it became an episcopal see. It was the capital of the province of Bugey, which was a dependency of Savoy till 1601, when it was ceded to France. In 1385 the town was almost entirely destroyed by an act of arson, but was sequentially rebuilt by the dukes of Savoy, who surrounded it with ramparts of which little is left.[6]
Belley was the birthplace of the epicure Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin.
Ecclesiastical history
Belley was the seat of the Bishop of Belley and is the location of Belley Cathedral. Belley is the home region of St Peter Chanel, the famous 19th-century Marist missionary martyr and protomartyr of Oceania.
Demographics
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 7,049 | — |
| 1975 | 7,583 | +1.05% |
| 1982 | 7,981 | +0.73% |
| 1990 | 7,807 | −0.28% |
| 1999 | 8,004 | +0.28% |
| 2007 | 8,665 | +1.00% |
| 2012 | 8,870 | +0.47% |
| 2017 | 9,103 | +0.52% |
| 2023 | 9,388 | +0.52% |
| Source: INSEE[7] | ||
Climate
Belley features an oceanic climate (Cfb) but with strong continental influences due to its far inland position and its proximity to the Jura mountains under the Köppen system. Both temperatures above Template:Cvt and air frosts are common.
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Economy
The town is famed for its cheese, la Tome de Belley, also known as Chevret or still "Le pavé d'Affinois". It is also at the centre of the Bugey wine region. It is also home to a sizeable Volvo production unit producing compact excavators, Comatel and Ciat.
Personalities
- Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas lived at Bilignin near Belley through much of WW2.[9] Stein wrote 'Wars I have seen' as a diaristic account of that time. See also Two Lives: Gertrude and Alice, Janet Malcolm, c. 2007.
- French gastronome Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin was born and lived in Belley and served as its mayor for some time.
- French writer Andrée Martinerie (1917–1997) writer winner of the 1961 Prix des Libraires was born in Belley.
See also
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in français). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Municipales Belley : ambiance de QG, archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 29 July 2021
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Municipales Ain : Belley reste à droite, archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 29 July 2021
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Belley (01) : inauguration du Collège Sabine Zlatin, fondatrice de la colonie des enfants d'Izieu, archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 29 July 2021
- ^ CC Bugey Sud Script error: No such module "webarchive"., www.auvergnerhonealpes-ee.fr (in French).
- ^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Script error: No such module "template wrapper".
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF). Météo-France. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Life and Letters: Gertrude Stein's War: The New Yorker". Archived from the original on 18 June 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
External links
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- City's official website (in French)
- Gazetteer Entry
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