Villieu-Loyes-Mollon

Villieu-Loyes-Mollon
Velyô-Louyes-Molon (Arpitan)
Commune
Location of Villieu-Loyes-Mollon
Villieu-Loyes-Mollon
Villieu-Loyes-Mollon
Coordinates: 45°55′31″N 5°13′17″E / 45.925244°N 5.221424°E / 45.925244; 5.221424
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAin
ArrondissementBelley
CantonLagnieu
IntercommunalityPlaine de l'Ain
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Eric Beaufort[1]
Area
1
15.91 km2 (6.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
3,849
 • Density241.9/km2 (626.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
01450 /01800
Elevation220–298 m (722–978 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Villieu-Loyes-Mollon (French pronunciation: [viljø lwa mɔlɔ̃] ; Arpitan: Velyô-Louyes-Molon) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.[3] It lies between Meximieux and Pont-d'Ain.

Villieu-Loyes-Mollon is the result of the merger of three former communes Villieu, Loyes and Mollon in 1974.[4]

Population

Population data refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2025.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,176—    
1975 1,512+3.66%
1982 1,801+2.53%
1990 2,182+2.43%
1999 2,407+1.10%
2007 2,790+1.86%
2012 3,200+2.78%
2017 3,653+2.68%
2023 3,849+0.87%
Source: INSEE[5]

Twin cities

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ^ Commune de Villieu-Loyes-Mollon (01450), INSEE
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Villieu-Loyes-Mollon, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE