Lélex

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

Lélex
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Lélex
Lélex
Lélex
Coordinates: 46°18′17″N 5°56′36″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAin
ArrondissementGex
CantonThoiry
IntercommunalityPays de Gex
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Bernard Genevrier
Area
1
17.7 km2 (6.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
227
 • Density13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
01210 /01410
Elevation720–1,703 m (2,362–5,587 ft)
(avg. 889 m or 2,917 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mountain sports
View from the top of the ski lift

Lélex is known as the highest ski resort of the Jura Mountains (1680 m).

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793782—    
1800794+1.5%
1806796+0.3%
1821512−35.7%
1831578+12.9%
1836563−2.6%
1841558−0.9%
1846529−5.2%
1851540+2.1%
1856530−1.9%
1861521−1.7%
1866546+4.8%
1872541−0.9%
1876520−3.9%
1881525+1.0%
1886518−1.3%
1891492−5.0%
1896485−1.4%
YearPop.±%
1901488+0.6%
1906484−0.8%
1911480−0.8%
1921382−20.4%
1926346−9.4%
1931280−19.1%
1936261−6.8%
1946189−27.6%
1954169−10.6%
1962156−7.7%
1968184+17.9%
1975183−0.5%
1982203+10.9%
1990232+14.3%
1999221−4.7%
2008225+1.8%
2014238+5.8%

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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