Priay
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| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ain |
| Arrondissement | Bourg-en-Bresse |
| Canton | Pont-d'Ain |
| Intercommunality | Pont-d'Ain, Priay, Varambon |
| Mayor | Danielle Blanchet (2008–2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 222–342 m (728–1,122 ft) (avg. 240 m or 790 ft) |
| Land area1 | 15.77 km2 (6.09 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 1,447 (2008) |
| - Density | 92 /km2 (240 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 01314/ 01160 |
| 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: 46°00′14″N 5°17′28″E / 46.004°N 5.291°E
Priay is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. It contains the La mère Bourgeois restaurant, which was a 3-starred Michelin restaurant between 1933 and 1937.
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| Year | 1793 | 1800 | 1806 | 1821 | 1831 | 1836 | 1841 | 1846 | 1851 | 1856 |
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| Population | 1031 | 1017 | 974 | 854 | 895 | 947 | 1036 | 1070 | 1097 | 1019 |
| Year | 1861 | 1866 | 1872 | 1876 | 1881 | 1886 | 1891 | 1896 | 1901 | 1906 |
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| Population | 987 | 1033 | 1023 | 1061 | 1006 | 1028 | 1013 | 991 | 935 | 905 |
| Year | 1911 | 1921 | 1926 | 1931 | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 |
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| Population | 893 | 742 | 757 | 702 | 702 | 645 | 703 | 709 | 710 | 771 |
| Year | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 787 | 948 | 1152 | 1447 |
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