Montréal-la-Cluse

Montréal-la-Cluse (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃ʁe.al la klyz] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. It is located in the historical region of Bugey and its inhabitants are known as the Montréalais.

Montréal-la-Cluse
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Montréal-la-Cluse
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Coordinates: 46°11′00″N 5°34′00″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Nantua
Canton	Nantua
Intercommunality	Haut-Bugey Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Patrick Dufour[1]
Area 1	12.83 km2 (4.95 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	3,541
• Density	280/km2 (710/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	01265 /01460
Elevation	500 m (1,600 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Transport

The town lies on the Haut Bugey railway line and a branch line to Oyonnax. Brion—Montréal-la-Cluse station has rail connections to Bourg-en-Bresse and Oyonnax.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 645 —     1800 627 −0.40% 1806 802 +4.19% 1821 815 +0.11% 1831 773 −0.53% 1836 826 +1.34% 1841 824 −0.05% 1846 843 +0.46% 1851 844 +0.02% 1856 941 +2.20% 1861 1,008 +1.39% 1866 1,064 +1.09% 1872 1,111 +0.72% 1876 1,195 +1.84% 1881 1,148 −0.80% 1886 1,083 −1.16% 1891 1,101 +0.33% 1896 1,153 +0.93%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 1,129 −0.42% 1906 1,045 −1.53% 1911 966 −1.56% 1921 958 −0.08% 1926 1,062 +2.08% 1931 1,205 +2.56% 1936 1,202 −0.05% 1946 1,213 +0.09% 1954 1,404 +1.84% 1962 1,640 +1.96% 1968 1,926 +2.72% 1975 2,560 +4.15% 1982 3,042 +2.50% 1990 3,496 +1.75% 1999 3,652 +0.49% 2007 3,521 −0.46% 2012 3,424 −0.56% 2017 3,435 +0.06%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

References

1. "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 22 November 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Montréal-la-Cluse, EHESS (in French).
4. Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 2 September 2022 at the Wayback Machine, INSEE

External links

• Official website