Trévoux
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| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ain |
| Arrondissement | Bourg-en-Bresse |
| Canton | Trévoux |
| Intercommunality | Saône Vallée |
| Mayor | Michel Raymond (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 167–256 m (548–840 ft) (avg. 177 m or 581 ft) |
| Land area1 | 5.71 km2 (2.20 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 6,768 (2008) |
| - Density | 1,185 /km2 (3,070 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 01427/ 01600 |
| 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°56′28″N 4°46′30″E / 45.9411°N 4.775000°E
Trévoux is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
It is a suburb of Lyon.
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[edit] History
The town was the capital of the Dombes principality, and famed for its dictionary. The town was a sub-prefecture of Ain until 1926.
[edit] Population
| Year | 1793 | 1800 | 1806 | 1821 | 1831 | 1836 | 1841 | 1846 | 1851 | 1856 |
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| Population | 2656 | 2530 | 2717 | 3016 | 2556 | 2559 | 2684 | 2532 | 3071 | 2749 |
| Year | 1861 | 1866 | 1872 | 1876 | 1881 | 1886 | 1891 | 1896 | 1901 | 1906 |
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| Population | 2794 | 2863 | 2655 | 2889 | 2698 | 2661 | 2687 | 2662 | 2821 | 2624 |
| Year | 1911 | 1921 | 1926 | 1931 | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 |
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| Population | 3072 | 2941 | 3122 | 3093 | 3004 | 2961 | 3229 | 3594 | 4231 | 4583 |
| Year | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 4982 | 6092 | 6392 | 6768 |
[edit] Personalities
Trévoux was the birthplace of
- Arthur Giry (1848–1899), historian.
- François-Marie Treyve (1847–1906) writer and landscape gardener. He designed the park of the Célestins in Vichy and formed in 1881 the Établissements Treyve-Marie.
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