Perrex
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Ain | |
| Arrondissement | Bourg-en-Bresse | |
| Canton | Vonnas | |
| Community association | Veyle | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 15 ′ N , 4 ° 59 ′ E | |
| height | 179-213 m | |
| surface | 11.07 km 2 | |
| Residents | 838 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 76 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 01540 | |
| INSEE code | 01291 | |
 Perrex Town Hall |
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Perrex is a French municipality with 838 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Ain in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Bourg-en-Bresse and the canton Vonnas (until 2015: canton Pont-de-Veyle ). The inhabitants are called Perrexiens (also: Perrexois ).
geography
Perrex is located in the Bresse countryside about twelve kilometers east-southeast of Mâcon and about 19 kilometers west-northwest of Bourg-en-Bresse . The Veyle and Menthon flow through the municipality . Perrex is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Cyr-sur-Menthon in the north, Saint-Genis-sur-Menthon in the north-east, Mézériat in the east, Vonnas in the south, Biziat in the south-west and Saint-Jean-sur-Veyle in the north-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 522 | 506 | 520 | 606 | 714 | 721 | 816 | 795 |
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Attractions
- Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church from the 12th century
- Pigeon House of the Great Mill , Monument historique since 1983
- Pigeon tower of the former castle , built in the 16th century
- Corsant Mill
