Montréal-la-Cluse

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Montréal-la-Cluse

(2020–2026) Patrick Dufour^[1]Area

12.83 km² (4.95 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

3,541 • Density280/km² (710/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

01265 /01460

Elevation500 m (1,600 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Montréal-la-Cluse (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃ʁe.al la klyz] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. It is located in the historical region of Bugey and its inhabitants are known as the Montréalais.

Transport

The town lies on the Haut Bugey railway line and a branch line to Oyonnax. Brion—Montréal-la-Cluse station has rail connections to Bourg-en-Bresse and Oyonnax.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	645	—
1800	627	−0.40%
1806	802	+4.19%
1821	815	+0.11%
1831	773	−0.53%
1836	826	+1.34%
1841	824	−0.05%
1846	843	+0.46%
1851	844	+0.02%
1856	941	+2.20%
1861	1,008	+1.39%
1866	1,064	+1.09%
1872	1,111	+0.72%
1876	1,195	+1.84%
1881	1,148	−0.80%
1886	1,083	−1.16%
1891	1,101	+0.33%
1896	1,153	+0.93%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1901	1,129	−0.42%
1906	1,045	−1.53%
1911	966	−1.56%
1921	958	−0.08%
1926	1,062	+2.08%
1931	1,205	+2.56%
1936	1,202	−0.05%
1946	1,213	+0.09%
1954	1,404	+1.84%
1962	1,640	+1.96%
1968	1,926	+2.72%
1975	2,560	+4.15%
1982	3,042	+2.50%
1990	3,496	+1.75%
1999	3,652	+0.49%
2007	3,521	−0.46%
2012	3,424	−0.56%
2017	3,435	+0.06%

Source: EHESS^[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)^[4]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Montréal-la-Cluse, EHESS (in French).
^ Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 2 September 2022 at the Wayback Machine, INSEE