Miribel (Ain)
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Ain | |
| Arrondissement | Bourg-en-Bresse | |
| Canton | Miribel | |
| Community association | Miribel et du plateau | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 50 ′ N , 4 ° 57 ′ E | |
| height | 168-314 m | |
| surface | 24.49 km 2 | |
| Residents | 9,963 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 407 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 01700 | |
| INSEE code | 01249 | |
| Website | www.miribel.fr | |
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Miribel is a French municipality with 9963 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Ain in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . Administratively, it belongs to the Arrondissement of Bourg-en-Bresse . She is also a member of the Communauté de communes de Miribel et du Plateau . The inhabitants are called Miribelans .
geography
Miribel is located in the Côtière region south of the Dombes , about 14 kilometers northeast of Lyon . The place is located directly on the Canal de Miribel . Miribel is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Mionnay in the north, Tramoyes in the northeast, Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost in the east, Meyzieu in the southeast, Décines-Charpieu in the south, Vaulx-en-Velin in the southwest, Neyron in the west and Rillieux-la- Pape and Cailloux-sur-Fontaines to the north-west.
Transport links
The former Route nationale 83 (today: Départementstraße 483) and the Autoroute A42 run through the municipality .
The Miribel station is served by trains on the Lyon – Genève line, while the Les Échets station is on the Lyon-Saint-Clair – Bourg-en-Bresse line . A serious railway accident occurred here on September 10, 1921 : an express train's car derailed when it entered the station at excessive speed.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 4,580 | 5,651 | 6.237 | 7,053 | 7,683 | 8,539 | 8,847 | 9,031 |
Partnerships
There is currently no real parish partnership. There is a connection with the Malian community of Diankè .
Attractions
Saint Martin Church
Saint Romain Church
- Calvaire-fontaine de Miribel, fountain around a stone cross from 1832, monument historique since 1929
- Churches of Saint-Martin, Monument historique since 1928, and Saint-Romain
- Carillon du Mas Rillier, monument historique since 1995
- Château de Miribel, ruins of the old fortifications from the 11th century
- town hall
- Grand parc de Miribel-Jonage (22 square kilometers park area)
