Beynost

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Beynost

(2020–2026) Caroline Terrier^[1]Area

10.64 km² (4.11 sq mi)Population

(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
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
Year	Pop.	±% 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]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 26 July 2022 at the Wayback Machine, INSEE