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Beynost | |
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Town hall | |
![]() Location of Beynost | |
| Coordinates: 45°50′28″N 5°00′07″E / 45.8411°N 5.0019°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ain |
| Arrondissement | Bourg-en-Bresse |
| Canton | Miribel |
| Intercommunality | Miribel et Plateau |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2026–2032) | Caroline Terrier |
Area 1 | 10.64 km2 (4.11 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 322 m (1,056 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 174 m (571 ft) |
| Population (2023) | 5,198 |
| • Density | 488.5/km2 (1,265/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 01043 /01700 |
| Website | https://www.beynost.fr/ |
| 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.
| In office | Name | Party | Capacity | Ref. | |
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| 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 | ||
| 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% |
| 2023 | 5,198 | +2.01% |
| Source: INSEE | ||