Monthieux

Monthieux
Monthieux
Location within Rhône-Alpes region  Monthieux
Coordinates: 45°57′28″N 4°56′28″E / 45.9578°N 4.9411°ECoordinates: 45°57′28″N 4°56′28″E / 45.9578°N 4.9411°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton	Villars-les-Dombes
Intercommunality	Centre Dombes
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Gisèle Baconnier
Area^1	10.75 km^2 (4.15 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	595
• Density	55/km^2 (140/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	01261 / 01390
Elevation	281–311 m (922–1,020 ft) (avg. 305 m or 1,001 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.

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

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	386	—
1800	369	−4.4%
1806	306	−17.1%
1821	301	−1.6%
1831	300	−0.3%
1836	351	+17.0%
1841	337	−4.0%
1846	344	+2.1%
1851	419	+21.8%
1856	386	−7.9%
1861	372	−3.6%
1866	417	+12.1%
1872	402	−3.6%
1876	413	+2.7%
1881	372	−9.9%
1886	401	+7.8%
1891	375	−6.5%
1896	355	−5.3%
1901	325	−8.5%
1906	305	−6.2%
1911	318	+4.3%
1921	305	−4.1%
1926	297	−2.6%
1931	291	−2.0%
1936	271	−6.9%
1946	264	−2.6%
1954	216	−18.2%
1962	192	−11.1%
1968	194	+1.0%
1975	217	+11.9%
1982	247	+13.8%
1990	344	+39.3%
1999	578	+68.0%
2008	595	+2.9%

See also

• Communes of the Ain department
• Dombes

References

• INSEE

External links

• Dombes and the city of Monthieux