Miribel, Ain

Miribel (French pronunciation: [miʁibɛl] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Miribel
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Miribel
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Coordinates: 45°49′31″N 4°57′13″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton	Miribel
Intercommunality	CC Miribel et Plateau
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Pierre Gaitet[1]
Area 1	24.49 km2 (9.46 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	10,450
• Density	430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	01249 /01700
Elevation	168–314 m (551–1,030 ft) (avg. 174 m or 571 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is a northeastern suburb of Lyon. There are two railway stations in the commune: Miribel station for trains to Lyon, Ambérieu and Chambéry, and Les Échets station for trains to Lyon and Bourg-en-Bresse.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,975 —     1800 2,650 +4.29% 1806 2,555 −0.61% 1821 3,049 +1.19% 1831 2,400 −2.37% 1836 2,321 −0.67% 1841 2,636 +2.58% 1846 2,829 +1.42% 1851 2,913 +0.59% 1856 3,026 +0.76% 1861 3,139 +0.74% 1866 3,360 +1.37% 1872 3,205 −0.78% 1876 3,480 +2.08% 1881 3,076 −2.44% 1886 3,262 +1.18% 1891 3,420 +0.95% 1896 3,339 −0.48% 1901 3,406 +0.40% 1906 3,370 −0.21%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1911 3,379 +0.05% 1921 3,114 −0.81% 1926 3,437 +1.99% 1931 4,068 +3.43% 1936 4,330 +1.26% 1946 3,807 −1.28% 1954 4,248 +1.38% 1962 4,580 +0.95% 1968 5,651 +3.56% 1975 6,237 +1.42% 1982 7,053 +1.77% 1990 7,683 +1.08% 1999 8,539 +1.18% 2007 8,963 +0.61% 2009 9,032 +0.38% 2012 9,128 +0.35% 2014 9,425 +1.61% 2017 9,963 +1.87% 2020 10,202 +0.79% 2021 10,225 +0.23%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

• Communes of the Ain department