Villieu-Loyes-Mollon
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Villieu-Loyes-Mollon
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 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 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ain |
| Arrondissement | Belley |
| Canton | Lagnieu |
| Intercommunality | Plaine de l'Ain |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Eric Beaufort[1] |
Area 1 | 15.91 km2 (6.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,849 |
| • Density | 241.9/km2 (626.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 01450 /01800 |
| Elevation | 220–298 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 data refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2025.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 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] | ||
