Trévoux
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| Commune of Trévoux | |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Région | Rhône-Alpes |
| Département | Ain |
| Arrondissement | Bourg-en-Bresse |
| Canton | Trévoux |
| Mayor | Michel Raymond (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Land area¹ | 5.72 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
6,597 |
| - Density (1999) | 1,153/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| 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 sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Trévoux is a commune in the French département of Ain, forming part of the outskirts of Lyon.
[edit] History
The town was the capital of the Dombes principality, and famed for its dictionary. The town was a sous-préfecture of Ain until 1926.
[edit] Miscellaneous
Trévoux was the birthplace of Arthur Giry (1848-1899), historian.
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