Montluel
Commune
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Montluel
Coat of arms
Location of Montluel
Montluel is located in France
Montluel
Montluel
Montluel is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Montluel
Montluel
Coordinates: 45°51′00″N 5°03′18″E / 45.85°N 5.055°E / 45.85; 5.055
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAin
ArrondissementBourg-en-Bresse
CantonMeximieux
IntercommunalityLa Côtière à Montluel
Government
 • Mayor (2022–2026) Anne Fabiano[1]
Area
1
40.11 km2 (15.49 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
6,838
 • 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.

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

It is situated on the outskirts of Lyon. The inhabitants are known as Montluistes.

Population

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]

Personalities

  • 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

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ↑ "GROS Jules". Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques (in French). Retrieved 30 March 2021.
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