Montluel
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| Commune of Montluel | |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Région | Rhône-Alpes |
| Département | Ain |
| Arrondissement | Bourg-en-Bresse |
| Canton | Montluel |
| Mayor | Jacques Banderier (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Land area¹ | 40.11 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
6,671 |
| - Density (1999) | 166.3/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| 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: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Montluel is a commune in the French département of Ain, on the outskirts of Lyon. The inhabitants are known as Montluistes.
[edit] Famous residents
- Claude André (1743-1818), bishop of Quimper.
- Pierre-Dominique Ségaud, writer and lawyer.
- Joseph Crétin (1799-1857), bishop of Saint Paul, Minnesota.
- Paul Magaud (1805-?), botanist.
- Pierre Cormorèche (1924-?), politician.
- Jacky Bernard, politician.
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