Meximieux
Commune
Coat of arms of Meximieux
Coat of arms
Location of Meximieux
Meximieux is located in France
Meximieux
Meximieux
Meximieux is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Meximieux
Meximieux
Coordinates: 45°54′19″N 5°11′43″E / 45.9053°N 5.1953°E / 45.9053; 5.1953
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAin
ArrondissementBelley
CantonMeximieux
IntercommunalityPlaine de l'Ain
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Luc Ramel[1]
Area
1
13.80 km2 (5.33 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
8,085
 • Density590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
01244 /01800
Elevation206–310 m (676–1,017 ft)
(avg. 226 m or 741 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Meximieux (French pronunciation: [mɛksimjø] ⓘ) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.[3]

Geography

Located 35 km north east of Lyon and 10 km south west Ambérieu-en-Bugey, the town is where the Dombes plateau meets the plain of the river Ain. Historically, Meximieux was part of the former province of Bresse. Over the centuries, its importance has developed from its location on the main route between Lyon and Geneva, and it now lies on the Autoroute 42 from Lyon. Meximieux—Pérouges station has rail connections to Lyon, Ambérieu-en-Bugey and Chambéry.

History

Records of Meximieux date back to Roman times when it home to a small farming settlement called Maximiacus.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,565—    
1800 1,691+1.11%
1806 1,805+1.09%
1821 1,765−0.15%
1831 1,997+1.24%
1836 2,065+0.67%
1841 2,086+0.20%
1846 2,286+1.85%
1851 2,473+1.58%
1856 2,439−0.28%
1861 2,552+0.91%
1866 2,559+0.05%
1872 2,387−1.15%
1876 2,363−0.25%
1881 2,276−0.75%
1886 2,250−0.23%
1891 2,137−1.03%
1896 2,138+0.01%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 2,340+1.82%
1906 2,104−2.10%
1911 1,858−2.46%
1921 1,796−0.34%
1926 1,895+1.08%
1931 2,037+1.46%
1936 2,044+0.07%
1946 2,089+0.22%
1954 2,132+0.26%
1962 2,392+1.45%
1968 2,669+1.84%
1975 3,457+3.76%
1982 4,253+3.00%
1990 6,230+4.89%
1999 6,840+1.04%
2007 7,383+0.96%
2012 7,304−0.21%
2017 7,743+1.17%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Its inhabitants are known as Meximiards.

International relations

The commune has developed a twin town agreement with:

Personalities

The town was the birthplace of Claude Favre de Vaugelas, a 17th-century grammarian and man of letters.

Resistance

Meximieux is one of the 17 French cities to be awarded with the medal of resistance (Médaille de la Résistance). The French resistants of Meximieux fought with the allies in an outstanding collaboration with the U.S. army. This resulted in the victory against a German counter offensive on Meximieux the 1 and 2 September 1944. U.S. Army General, Michael S. Davison, became an honorary citizen of Meximieux.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ↑ INSEE commune file
  4. ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Meximieux, EHESS (in French).
  5. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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