Péron, Ain

Péron (French pronunciation: [peʁɔ̃]) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Péron
Commune
Church of Saint Antoine
Coat of arms
Location of Péron
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Coordinates: 46°11′24″N 5°55′35″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Gex
Canton	Thoiry
Intercommunality	CA Pays de Gex
Government
• Mayor (2021–2026)	Dominique Blanc[1]
Area 1	26.01 km2 (10.04 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,900
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	01288 /01630
Elevation	411–1,501 m (1,348–4,925 ft) (avg. 580 m or 1,900 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 878 —     1800 1,003 +1.92% 1806 1,001 −0.03% 1821 1,188 +1.15% 1831 1,292 +0.84% 1836 1,312 +0.31% 1841 1,372 +0.90% 1846 1,327 −0.66% 1851 1,343 +0.24% 1856 1,305 −0.57% 1861 1,206 −1.57% 1866 1,145 −1.03% 1872 1,139 −0.09% 1876 1,127 −0.26% 1881 1,064 −1.14% 1886 1,116 +0.96% 1891 1,016 −1.86% 1896 1,189 +3.19%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 964 −4.11% 1906 909 −1.17% 1911 838 −1.61% 1921 806 −0.39% 1926 798 −0.20% 1931 751 −1.21% 1936 764 +0.34% 1946 713 −0.69% 1954 696 −0.30% 1962 654 −0.78% 1968 701 +1.16% 1975 891 +3.49% 1982 1,005 +1.73% 1990 1,202 +2.26% 1999 1,579 +3.08% 2007 1,905 +2.37% 2012 2,324 +4.06% 2017 2,620 +2.43%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

• Communes of the Ain department