Meillonnas

Meillonnas
Commune

Coat of arms
Meillonnas
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
Meillonnas
Coordinates: 46°14′45″N 5°21′09″E / 46.2458°N 5.3525°E / 46.2458; 5.3525Coordinates: 46°14′45″N 5°21′09″E / 46.2458°N 5.3525°E / 46.2458; 5.3525
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Ain
Arrondissement Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton Saint-Étienne-du-Bois
Intercommunality Treffort-en-Revermont
Government
  Mayor (20102014) Jean-Paul Neveu
Area1 17.74 km2 (6.85 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 1,298
  Density 73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 01241 /01370
Elevation 232–460 m (761–1,509 ft)
(avg. 279 m or 915 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Meillonnas is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Geography

The Sevron has its source in the commune; it crosses the village and forms part of the commune's northern border.

The bief du Bois Tharlet, a tributary of the Sevron, forms most of the commune's western border.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962610    
1968630+3.3%
1975671+6.5%
1982891+32.8%
19901,051+18.0%
19991,204+14.6%
20081,298+7.8%

See also

References

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