Meillonnas

Meillonnas
Coat of arms
Meillonnas
Location within Rhône-Alpes region Meillonnas
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton	Treffort-Cuisiat
Intercommunality	Treffort-en-Revermont
Government
• Mayor (2010–2014)	Jean-Paul Neveu
Area1	17.74 km2 (6.85 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	1,298
• Density	73/km2 (190/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	01241 / 01370
Elevation	232–460 m (761–1,509 ft) (avg. 279 m or 915 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Meillonnas is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Geography

The Sevron has its source in the commune; it crosses the village and forms part of the commune's northern border.

The bief du Bois Tharlet, a tributary of the Sevron, forms most of the commune's western border.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	610	—
1968	630	+3.3%
1975	671	+6.5%
1982	891	+32.8%
1990	1,051	+18.0%
1999	1,204	+14.6%
2008	1,298	+7.8%

Hotel of Meillonnas  Ancient Street

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

References

• INSEE