Saint-Martin-de-Bavel

Saint-Martin-de-Bavel (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁtɛ̃ də bavɛl]) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Saint-Martin-de-Bavel
Commune
Location of Saint-Martin-de-Bavel
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Coordinates: 45°51′00″N 5°41′00″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Belley
Canton	Belley
Intercommunality	CC Bugey Sud
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Xavier Vincent[1]
Area 1	8.50 km2 (3.28 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	436
• Density	51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Demonym	Saint-Martenants
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	01372 /01510
Elevation	249–442 m (817–1,450 ft) (avg. 339 m or 1,112 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Demographics

Its inhabitants are called Saint-Martenant(e)s in French.^[3]

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 447 —     1800 460 +0.41% 1806 533 +2.49% 1821 486 −0.61% 1831 598 +2.10% 1836 621 +0.76% 1841 670 +1.53% 1846 668 −0.06% 1851 693 +0.74% 1856 640 −1.58% 1861 619 −0.67% 1866 618 −0.03% 1872 658 +1.05% 1876 668 +0.38% 1881 661 −0.21% 1886 665 +0.12% 1891 659 −0.18% 1896 617 −1.31%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 562 −1.85% 1906 557 −0.18% 1911 565 +0.29% 1921 512 −0.98% 1926 481 −1.24% 1931 445 −1.54% 1936 407 −1.77% 1946 371 −0.92% 1954 331 −1.42% 1962 305 −1.02% 1968 304 −0.05% 1975 304 +0.00% 1982 282 −1.07% 1990 327 +1.87% 1999 332 +0.17% 2009 449 +3.06% 2014 431 −0.81% 2020 441 +0.38%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Land distribution

Typology

Saint-Martin-de-Bavel is a rural commune. It is a commune of relatively low density as classified by the national commune density classification of the INSEE.^[6][7]

The commune is part of the Belley region as defined by the INSEE. This region, which encompasses 31 communes, contains less than 50,000 inhabitants in total.^[8][9]

Geography

According to the European land distribution database Corine Land Cover (CLC), there is significant agricultural land use in the region (57.7% in 2018)—a lesser figure than in 1990 (62.8%). In 2018, the detailed land breakdown was the following: forests (36%), agricultural zones (23.7%), meadows (22.7%), arable land (11.3%), urban areas (4.8%), shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation (1.6%).^[10]

Personalities

• Joseph-Benoît (1812-1880), a canut from Lyon, was born in Saint-Martin-de-Bavel.^{[citation needed]}
• Jean Augustin Carrié de Boissy (1764-1838), a French military man, died in Saint-Martin-de-Bavel.^{[citation needed]}
• Louis-Anthelme Carrier (1773-1838), military general, was born and died in the commune.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Ain Archived 17 January 2024 at the Wayback Machine, habitants.fr.
4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Martin-de-Bavel, EHESS (in French).
5. Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 11 January 2024 at the Wayback Machine, INSEE
6. "Définition - Commune urbaine | Insee". www.insee.fr. Archived from the original on 24 May 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
7. "Comprendre la grille de densité | L'Observatoire des Territoires". www.observatoire-des-territoires.gouv.fr. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
8. "Base des aires d'attraction des villes 2020 | Insee". www.insee.fr. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
9. "En France, neuf personnes sur dix vivent dans l'aire d'attraction d'une ville - Insee Focus - 211". www.insee.fr. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
10. "CORINE Land Cover | Données et études statistiques". www.statistiques.developpement-durable.gouv.fr. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2021.