Villieu-Loyes-Mollon

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Villieu-Loyes-Mollon
Villieu-Loyes-Mollon (France)
Villieu-Loyes-Mollon
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Ain
Arrondissement Belley
Canton Lagnieu
Community association Plaine de l'Ain
Coordinates 45 ° 55 '  N , 5 ° 13'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 55 '  N , 5 ° 13'  E
height 207-323 m
surface 15.91 km 2
Residents 3,653 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 230 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 01800
INSEE code
Website www.mairievlm.fr

Town hall of Villieu-Loyes-Mollon

Villieu-Loyes-Mollon is a French commune with 3,653 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Ain in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the Arrondissement Belley , the Canton Lagnieu (until 2015: Canton Meximieux ) and the community association Plaine de l'Ain . The inhabitants are called Villacuciens , Loyards or Mollonais .

geography

Villieu-Loyes-Mollon is located on the river Ain and its small tributaries Gardon and Toison in the Côtière countryside on the edge of the Bresse . Villieu-Loyes-Mollon is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Châtillon-la-Palud in the north, Saint-Maurice-de-Rémens in the northeast, Chazey-sur-Ain in the east and southeast, Meximieux in the south and west, Rignieux-le-Franc in the West and north-west and Crans in the north-west.

View of Villieu

history

Villieu, Loyes and Mollon were independent until 1994 and then merged.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2017
Residents 601 732 1512 1801 2182 2407 2749 3653

Attractions

Loyes Castle
  • Saint-Pierre church in Villieu
  • Church of Sainte-Madeleine in Loyes
  • Saint Laurent Church in Mollon
  • Loyes castle from the 18th century, monument historique since 2008

Parish partnership

A partnership has existed with the Czech municipality of Dobřichovice in the Praha-západ district (Central Bohemia) since 2002 .

Web links

Commons : Villieu-Loyes-Mollon  - Collection of images, videos and audio files