Bey

commune in Ain, France
Place commune_of_france Q838488
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Summary

Bey is a commune of France[1]. Bey ranks in the top 0.97% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month, #301 of 31,031).[2]

Key Facts

  • Member of: Q92943838[3], Q92944671[4]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Ain[5], communauté de communes du canton de Pont-de-Veyle[6], communauté de communes de la Veyle[7], arrondissement of Bourg-en-Bresse[8]
  • Country: France[9]
  • Head of government: Michel Gentil[10]
  • Shares border with: Cormoranche-sur-Saône[11], Cruzilles-lès-Mépillat[12], Garnerans[13]
  • Postal code: 01290[14]
  • Commons category: Bey (Ain)[15]
  • Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[16], UTC+02:00[17]
  • Official website: http://www.bey01.fr[18]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Bey (Ain)[19]
  • Email address: mailto:mairie.bey@free.fr[20]
  • Population: 260[21], 271[22], 290[23], 245[24], 279[25], 281[26], 105[27], 131[28], 181[29], 195[30], 221[31], 236[32], 247[33], 276[34]
  • Office held by head of government: Mayor of Bey[35]
  • Phone number: +33-4-74-04-00-27[36]
  • Official name: Bey[37]
  • Female population: 125[38]
  • Male population: 154[39]
  • Native label: Bey[40]
  • Different from: Bey[41]
  • Elevation above sea level: 194.0 m[42], 175 m[43], 213 m[44], 200 m[45]
  • Area: 2.77 km²[46]
  • Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Bey (Ain)[47]
  • Associated electoral district: canton of Vonnas[48]
  • Located in the statistical territorial entity: Aire d'attraction de Mâcon[49]
  • Demographics of topic: demographics of Bey[50]

Why It Matters

Bey has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] Bey is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] ↑ . French National Directory of Representatives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . dataset of postal codes in France. wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Populations légales 2016. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Populations légales 2017. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Populations légales 2018. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . Code officiel géographique. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. wxs-telechargement.ign.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. wxs-telechargement.ign.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . Q133878296. data.geopf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . Code officiel géographique. data.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Population → {'amount': '+260'}, {'amount': '+271'}, {'amount': '+290'} +16
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 46.219444444444, 'lon': 4.8458333333333}
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    Member of → Q92943838, Q92944671
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