Lochieu

Lochieu (French pronunciation: [lɔʃjø]) is a former commune in the Ain department in eastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Arvière-en-Valromey.^[2]

Lochieu
Part of Arvière-en-Valromey
Location of Lochieu
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Coordinates: 45°55′50″N 5°43′40″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Belley
Canton	Plateau d'Hauteville
Commune	Arvière-en-Valromey
Area 1	7.07 km2 (2.73 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	82
• Density	12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	01260
Elevation	479–1,426 m (1,572–4,678 ft) (avg. 600 m or 2,000 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Église Assomption Lochieu 9.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	86	—
2011	93	+1.58%
2015	93	+0.00%
2022	82	−1.78%
Source: INSEE[3][4][1]

See also

• Communes of the Ain department