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Montluel (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃lɥɛl] ; Arpitan: Montluèl) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
Montluel | |
|---|---|
Commune | |
 Town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Montluel  | |
  Montluel  Montluel | |
| Coordinates: 45°51′00″N 5°03′18″E / 45.85°N 5.055°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ain |
| Arrondissement | Bourg-en-Bresse |
| Canton | Meximieux |
| Intercommunality | La Côtière à Montluel |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–2026) | Anne Fabiano[1] |
Area 1 | 40.11 km2 (15.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 6,838 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 01262 /01120 |
| Elevation | 192–312 m (630–1,024 ft) (avg. 199 m or 653 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It is situated on the outskirts of Lyon. The inhabitants are known as Montluistes.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 3,528 | — |
| 1975 | 4,604 | +3.88% |
| 1982 | 5,450 | +2.44% |
| 1990 | 5,954 | +1.11% |
| 1999 | 6,454 | +0.90% |
| 2007 | 6,635 | +0.35% |
| 2012 | 7,112 | +1.40% |
| 2017 | 6,964 | −0.42% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Personalities
edit- Claude André (1743-1818), Catholic Bishop of Quimper
- André d'Arbelles (1767–1825), younger brother of the above, journalist and historiographer
- Pierre-Dominique Ségaud (1784–1821), writer and lawyer
- Joseph Crétin (1799-1857), Catholic Bishop of Saint Paul, Minnesota
- Paul Magaud (1805-?), botanist
- Jules Gros (1829–1891), journalist and President of the unrecognised Republic of Independent Guyana.[4]
- Pierre Cormorèche (1924–1999), politician
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 26 July 2022 at the Wayback Machine, INSEE
- ^ "GROS Jules". Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques (in French). Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
External links
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