Villieu-Loyes-Mollon

Villieu-Loyes-Mollon (French pronunciation: [viljø lwa mɔlɔ̃] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.^[3] It lies between Meximieux and Pont-d'Ain.

Villieu-Loyes-Mollon
Commune
Location of Villieu-Loyes-Mollon
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Coordinates: 45°55′31″N 5°13′17″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  (2022)[2]	3,831
• Density	240/km2 (620/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 is the result of the merger of three former communes Villieu, Loyes and Mollon in 1974.^[4]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
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%
Source: INSEE[5]

Twin cities

• Dobřichovice, Czech Republic

See also

• Communes of the Ain department