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Meillonnas | |
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Commune | |
Town hall | |
![]() Location of Meillonnas | |
| Coordinates: 46°14′45″N 5°21′09″E / 46.2458°N 5.3525°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ain |
| Arrondissement | Bourg-en-Bresse |
| Canton | Saint-Étienne-du-Bois |
| Intercommunality | CA Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Pierre Arragon |
Area 1 | 17.74 km2 (6.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 279 m (915 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 460 m (1,510 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 232 m (761 ft) |
| Population (2023) | 1,426 |
| • Density | 80.38/km2 (208.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 01241 /01370 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Meillonnas (French pronunciation: [mɛjɔna]) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
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.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 630 | — |
| 1975 | 671 | +0.90% |
| 1982 | 891 | +4.13% |
| 1990 | 1,051 | +2.09% |
| 1999 | 1,204 | +1.52% |
| 2007 | 1,295 | +0.91% |
| 2012 | 1,295 | +0.00% |
| 2017 | 1,335 | +0.61% |
| 2023 | 1,426 | +1.11% |
| Source: INSEE | ||