Beynost
Commune
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Beynost
Location of Beynost
Beynost is located in France
Beynost
Beynost
Beynost is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Beynost
Beynost
Coordinates: 45°50′28″N 5°00′07″E / 45.8411°N 5.0019°E / 45.8411; 5.0019
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAin
ArrondissementBourg-en-Bresse
CantonMiribel
IntercommunalityMiribel et Plateau
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Caroline Terrier[1]
Area
1
10.64 km2 (4.11 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
4,877
  Density460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
01043 /01700
Elevation174–322 m (571–1,056 ft)
(avg. 150 m or 490 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Beynost (French pronunciation: [beno] ) is a commune in the Ain department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. The commune is approximately 15 km from Lyon, and part of the unité urbaine de Lyon. Historically, Beynost is also part of the naturally forming region of Côtière. Beynost station has rail connections to Lyon, Ambérieu-en-Bugey and Chambéry.

Politics and administration

List of mayors

List of successive Mayors of Beynost since 1945
In office Name Party Capacity Ref.
1945 1965 Henry Gabrielle Doctor
1965 1969 Lucien Breton
1969 1981 André Enjolras Mvt.réf.
1981 1983 Michel Derain
1983 1985 Jean Lamy
1985 1995 Yves Voisin
1995 2008 Claude-Jean Garnier DVD
2008 2016 Michel Nicod DVD
2016 Incumbent Caroline Terrier LR

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,763    
1975 2,311+3.94%
1982 2,714+2.32%
1990 3,141+1.84%
1999 3,530+1.31%
2007 4,240+2.32%
2012 4,528+1.32%
2017 4,613+0.37%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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