Montluel
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Commune of Montluel |
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| Location | |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ain |
| Arrondissement | Bourg-en-Bresse |
| Canton | Montluel |
| Mayor | Jacky Bernard (2008–2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 190 m (avg.) |
| Land area¹ | 40.11 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
6,671 |
| - Density | 166.3/km² (1999) |
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| 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 sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Montluel is a commune in the department of Ain in eastern France. It is situated on the outskirts of Lyon. The inhabitants are known as Montluistes.
[edit] Famous residents
- 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 (1924-?), politician
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