Saint-Maurice-de-Gourdans

Saint-Maurice-de-Gourdans
Coat of arms
Saint-Maurice-de-Gourdans
Location within Rhône-Alpes region  Saint-Maurice-de-Gourdans
Coordinates: 45°49′00″N 5°12′00″E / 45.8166°N 5.2°ECoordinates: 45°49′00″N 5°12′00″E / 45.8166°N 5.2°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton	Meximieux
Intercommunality	Plaine de l'Ain
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Fabrice Venet
Area^1	25.4 km^2 (9.8 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	2,404
• Density	95/km^2 (250/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	01378 / 01800
Elevation	182–244 m (597–801 ft) (avg. 204 m or 669 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.

Saint-Maurice-de-Gourdans is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	1,019	—
1800	898	−11.9%
1806	951	+5.9%
1821	1,032	+8.5%
1831	1,144	+10.9%
1836	1,174	+2.6%
1841	1,127	−4.0%
1846	1,187	+5.3%
1851	1,189	+0.2%
1856	1,197	+0.7%
1861	1,188	−0.8%
1866	1,205	+1.4%
1872	1,114	−7.6%
1876	1,149	+3.1%
1881	1,113	−3.1%
1886	1,135	+2.0%
1891	1,066	−6.1%
1896	1,065	−0.1%
1901	1,019	−4.3%
1906	914	−10.3%
1911	854	−6.6%
1921	770	−9.8%
1926	740	−3.9%
1931	737	−0.4%
1936	720	−2.3%
1946	707	−1.8%
1954	683	−3.4%
1962	683	+0.0%
1968	688	+0.7%
1975	994	+44.5%
1982	1,157	+16.4%
1990	1,575	+36.1%
1999	1,949	+23.7%
2008	2,404	+23.3%

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

References

• INSEE