Meximieux
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Commune of Meximieux Fountain Chantabeau in Meximieux |
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| Location | |
| Longitude | 05° 11'43" E |
| Latitude | 45° 54' 19" N |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ain |
| Arrondissement | Bourg-en-Bresse |
| Canton | Meximieux |
| Mayor | Christian Bussy |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 206 m–310 m (avg. 226 m) |
| Land area¹ | 13.75 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
6,918 |
| - Density (1999) | 419/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 01244/ 01800 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² 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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Meximieux is a commune in the French département of Ain. Its inhabitants are known as Meximiards.
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[edit] Geography
Located 35km north east of Lyon and 10km from Ambérieu-en-Bugey, the town is where the Dombes plateau meets the plain of the Ain River. Historically, Meximieux was part of the former province of Bresse. Over the centuries its importance has developed from its location on the main route between Lyon and Geneva, and it now lies on the Autoroute 42 from Lyon.
[edit] History
Records of Meximieux date back to Roman times when it home to a small farming settlement called Maximiacus.
[edit] Miscellaneous
Meximieux has been twinned with German town of Denkendorf, in Baden-Württemberg since 1986.
The town was the birthplace of Claude Favre de Vaugelas.
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