Tenay

Tenay
Commune
The Albarine
Coat of arms
Location of Tenay
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Coordinates: 45°55′00″N 5°30′00″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Belley
Canton	Plateau d'Hauteville
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gaël Allain[1]
Area ^1	13.12 km^2 (5.07 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,024
• Density	78/km^2 (200/sq mi)
Demonym	Tenaysiens
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	01416 /01230
Elevation	320–1,020 m (1,050–3,350 ft) (avg. 327 m or 1,073 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Tenay (French pronunciation: [tənɛ]) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Geography

The river Albarine flows southwest through the commune's eastern part, crosses the village, then flows northwest.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,993	—
1975	1,715	−2.12%
1982	1,571	−1.25%
1990	1,356	−1.82%
1999	1,086	−2.44%
2009	1,117	+0.28%
2014	1,050	−1.23%
2020	1,012	−0.61%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

References

1. "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 7 May 2024.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 12 December 2023 at the Wayback Machine, INSEE