Montluel

Montluel
Montluel
Administration
Country	France
Region	Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton	Montluel
Mayor	Jacky Bernard (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	192–312 m (630–1,024 ft) (avg. 199 m/653 ft)
Land area1	40.11 km2 (15.49 sq mi)
Population2	6,774  (2006)
- Density	169 /km2 (440 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	01262/ 01120
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 45°51′00″N 5°03′18″E / 45.85°N 5.055°E / 45.85; 5.055

Montluel 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 of Montluel

1793	1800	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851	1856
3438	3652	3259	3547	2927	2955	2946	3171	2793	2610

1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896	1901	1906
2737	2981	2757	2829	2703	2755	2686	2589	2664	2564

1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954	1962	1968	1975
2504	2153	2381	2460	2281	2213	2367	2785	3442	4604

1982	1990	1999	2008
5450	5954	6456	6774

Personalities

• Claude André (1743-1818), Catholic Bishop of Quimper
• Pierre-Dominique Ségaud, writer and lawyer
• Joseph Crétin (1799-1857), Catholic Bishop of Saint Paul, Minnesota
• Paul Magaud (1805-?), botanist
• Pierre Cormorèche (born 1924), politician

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Montluel