Saint-Martin-de-Bavel

Saint-Martin-de-Bavel

Saint-Martin-de-Bavel

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

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

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Demographics

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

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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]

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References

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    "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.
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    "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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    Ain Archived 17 January 2024 at the Wayback Machine, habitants.fr.
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    Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Martin-de-Bavel, EHESS (in French).
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    Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 11 January 2024 at the Wayback Machine, INSEE
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    "Définition - Commune urbaine | Insee". www.insee.fr. Archived from the original on 24 May 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
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    "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.
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    "Base des aires d'attraction des villes 2020 | Insee". www.insee.fr. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
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    "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.
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    "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.
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