Montluel

Montluel
Commune
The town hall in Montluel
Coat of arms
Location of Montluel
Montluel Montluel
Coordinates: 45°51′00″N 5°03′18″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton	Meximieux
Intercommunality	La Côtière à Montluel
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Romain Daubié
Area 1	40.11 km2 (15.49 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	6,838
• Density	170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	01262 /01120
Elevation	192–312 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 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

Year	Pop.	±%
2004	6,505	—
2006	6,478	−0.4%
2007	6,635	+2.4%
2008	6,774	+2.1%
2009	6,913	+2.1%
2010	6,999	+1.2%
2011	7,112	+1.6%
2012	7,112	+0.0%
2013	7,074	−0.5%
2014	7,036	−0.5%
2015	7,032	−0.1%
2016	7,005	−0.4%

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
• Pierre Cormorèche (1924–1999), politician

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

External links

• Montluel