Montluel

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Montluel (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃lɥɛl] ; Arpitan: Montluèl) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

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Montluel
Commune
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Montluel
Location of Montluel
Montluel is located in France
Montluel
Montluel is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Montluel
Coordinates: 45°51′00″N 5°03′18″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAin
ArrondissementBourg-en-Bresse
CantonMeximieux
IntercommunalityLa Côtière à Montluel
Government
  Mayor (20222026) Anne Fabiano[1]
Area
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40.11 km2 (15.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
6,879
  Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
01262 /01120
Elevation192–312 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.
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It is situated on the outskirts of Lyon. The inhabitants are known as Montluistes.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% 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]
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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

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