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Lélex

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lélex

Lélex (French pronunciation: [lelɛks]; Arpitan: Le Lèc) is a commune in the department of Ain, eastern France.

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Lélex
Commune
Town hall
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Location of Lélex
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Coordinates: 46°18′17″N 5°56′36″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Gex
Canton	Thoiry
Intercommunality	CA Pays de Gex
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Roger Grossiord^[1]
Area ¹	17.7 km² (6.8 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	230
• Density	13/km² (34/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	01210 /01410
Elevation	720–1,703 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.

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Thumb — View from the top of the ski lift

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

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Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	184	—
1975	183	−0.08%
1982	203	+1.49%
1990	232	+1.68%
1999	221	−0.54%
2009	225	+0.18%
2014	238	+1.13%
2020	231	−0.50%
Source: INSEE^[3]

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Communes of the Ain department

[1]
"Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
[2]
"Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
[3]
Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 10 December 2023 at the Wayback Machine, INSEE

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