Meximieux (French pronunciation: [mɛksimjø] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.^[3]

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Meximieux
Commune
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Coordinates: 45°54′19″N 5°11′43″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Belley
Canton	Meximieux
Intercommunality	Plaine de l'Ain
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Luc Ramel[1]
Area 1	13.80 km2 (5.33 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	8,085
• Density	590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	01244 /01800
Elevation	206–310 m (676–1,017 ft) (avg. 226 m or 741 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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Located 35 km north east of Lyon and 10 km south west Ambérieu-en-Bugey, the town is where the Dombes plateau meets the plain of the river Ain. Historically, Meximieux was part of the former province of Bresse. Over the centuries, its importance has developed from its location on the main route between Lyon and Geneva, and it now lies on the Autoroute 42 from Lyon. Meximieux—Pérouges station has rail connections to Lyon, Ambérieu-en-Bugey and Chambéry.

Records of Meximieux date back to Roman times when it home to a small farming settlement called Maximiacus.

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Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,565 —     1800 1,691 +1.11% 1806 1,805 +1.09% 1821 1,765 −0.15% 1831 1,997 +1.24% 1836 2,065 +0.67% 1841 2,086 +0.20% 1846 2,286 +1.85% 1851 2,473 +1.58% 1856 2,439 −0.28% 1861 2,552 +0.91% 1866 2,559 +0.05% 1872 2,387 −1.15% 1876 2,363 −0.25% 1881 2,276 −0.75% 1886 2,250 −0.23% 1891 2,137 −1.03% 1896 2,138 +0.01%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 2,340 +1.82% 1906 2,104 −2.10% 1911 1,858 −2.46% 1921 1,796 −0.34% 1926 1,895 +1.08% 1931 2,037 +1.46% 1936 2,044 +0.07% 1946 2,089 +0.22% 1954 2,132 +0.26% 1962 2,392 +1.45% 1968 2,669 +1.84% 1975 3,457 +3.76% 1982 4,253 +3.00% 1990 6,230 +4.89% 1999 6,840 +1.04% 2007 7,383 +0.96% 2012 7,304 −0.21% 2017 7,743 +1.17%
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Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

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Its inhabitants are known as Meximiards.

The commune has developed a twin town agreement with:

• Denkendorf, Germany since 1986. Located in the German state of Baden-Württemberg.

The town was the birthplace of Claude Favre de Vaugelas, a 17th-century grammarian and man of letters.

Meximieux is one of the 17 French cities to be awarded with the medal of resistance (Médaille de la Résistance). The French resistants of Meximieux fought with the allies in an outstanding collaboration with the U.S. army. This resulted in the victory against a German counter offensive on Meximieux the 1 and 2 September 1944. U.S. Army General, Michael S. Davison, became an honorary citizen of Meximieux.

• Communes of the Ain department