Lélex

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Lélex

(2020–2026) Roger Grossiord^[1]Area

17.7 km² (6.8 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

230 • Density13/km² (34/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

01210 /01410

Elevation720–1,703 m (2,362–5,587 ft)
(avg. 889 m or 2,917 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lélex (French pronunciation: [lelɛks]; Arpitan: Le Lèc) is a commune in the department of Ain, eastern France.

Mountain sports

Lélex is known as the highest ski resort of the Jura Mountains (1680 m).

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	184	—
1975	183	−0.08%
1982	203	+1.49%
1990	232	+1.68%
1999	221	−0.54%
2009	225	+0.18%
2014	238	+1.13%
2020	231	−0.50%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 10 December 2023 at the Wayback Machine, INSEE