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Coordinates: 46°19′50″N 6°06′54″E / 46.3306°N 6.115°E / 46.3306; 6.115
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Grilly
Saint-Benoît church
Saint-Benoît church
Coat of arms of Grilly
Location of Grilly
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Grilly is located in France
Grilly
Grilly
Grilly is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Grilly
Grilly
Coordinates: 46°19′50″N 6°06′54″E / 46.3306°N 6.115°E / 46.3306; 6.115
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAin
ArrondissementGex
CantonGex
IntercommunalityCA Pays de Gex
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christine Dupenloup[1]
Area
1
7.50 km2 (2.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
864
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
01180 /01220
Elevation459–751 m (1,506–2,464 ft)
(avg. 474 m or 1,555 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Grilly (French pronunciation: [ɡʁiji]; Arpitan: Grelyi) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. As of 2020, it is the commune with the highest median per capita income (€55,100 per year) in France.[3]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 302—    
1975 418+4.75%
1982 520+3.17%
1990 634+2.51%
1999 612−0.39%
2009 736+1.86%
2014 786+1.32%
2020 842+1.15%
Source: INSEE[4]

History

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Jean I de Grailly was born at Grilly near Gex on the shores of Lac Léman in the County of Savoy. He probably travelled to England during the reign of Henry III of England in the entourage of Peter II of Savoy, In 1262 he was already a knight in the household of Prince Edward, the king's heir and future King Edward I of England. In 1263 he had attained the status of a counsellor of the young prince. He was made Edward's Seneschal in Gascony from 1278. In 1279, Jean travelled to Amiens and to England to negotiate the Treaty of Amiens, which ended the state of war between Edward of England and Philip III of France and returned the Agenais to English control. Jean de Grailly eventually fell short of funds for his activities, since his expenses need approval from the Exchequer before he could receive his salary. He took to exploitation and illegal exactions from the peasants, whose complaints eventually reached the ears of Edward I. He was removed from office sometime between June 1286 and Spring 1287. Led a French force alongside the English led by Otto de Grandson at the Fall of Acre in 1291.

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References

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  1. ^ "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 6 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Structure et distribution des revenus, inégalité des niveaux de vie en 2020 Archived 28 January 2024 at the Wayback Machine, Base niveau communes en 2020, INSEE.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 10 December 2023 at the Wayback Machine, INSEE