Meillonnas
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region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
Department | Ain | |
Arrondissement | Bourg-en-Bresse | |
Canton | Saint-Etienne-du-Bois | |
Community association | Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse | |
Coordinates | 46 ° 17 ′ N , 5 ° 18 ′ E | |
height | 232-460 m | |
surface | 17.74 km 2 | |
Residents | 1,335 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 75 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 01370 | |
INSEE code | 01241 | |
Website | www.meillonnas.fr |
Meillonnas ( Arpitan : Melyonâs ) is a French municipality with 1335 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Ain in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the canton of Saint-Étienne-du-Bois (until 2015: canton of Treffort-Cuisiat ) in the Bourg-en-Bresse arrondissement .
geography
Meillonnas is located about ten kilometers east-northeast of Bourg-en-Bresse in the Revermont . The Sevron rises in the municipality . The neighboring communities are Val-Revermont (formerly: Treffort-Cuisiat ) in the north and east, Drom in the south-east, Jasseron in the south and south-west and Saint-Étienne-du-Bois in the west and north-west.
Population development
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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610 | 630 | 671 | 891 | 1,051 | 1,204 | 1,305 | 1,303 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Meillonnas
- Saint-Oyen church
- Chapel of Sanciat
- Meillonnas Castle from the 14th century
Web links
Commons : Meillonnas - collection of images, videos and audio files