Montluel

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
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Coordinates: 45°51′00″N 5°03′18″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  (2022)[2]	6,879
• 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

Historical population

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

• Claude André [fr] (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 [fr] (1924–1999), politician

See also

• Communes of the Ain department