Marlieux

Marlieux
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Marlieux
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Coordinates: 46°03′54″N 5°04′12″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton	Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne
Intercommunality	CC de la Dombes
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Paul Grandjean[1]
Area ^1	16.85 km^2 (6.51 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,186
• Density	70/km^2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	01235 /01240
Elevation	263–282 m (863–925 ft) (avg. 230 m or 750 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Marlieux (French pronunciation: [maʁljø] ^ⓘ; Arpitan: Marelyô) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Marlieux—Châtillon station has rail connections to Bourg-en-Bresse and Lyon.

Geography

The river Chalaronne forms part of the commune's western border.

Climate

Marlieux has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Marlieux is 12.2 °C (54.0 °F). The average annual rainfall is 909.1 mm (35.79 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 21.3 °C (70.3 °F), and lowest in January, at around 3.4 °C (38.1 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Marlieux was 41.3 °C (106.3 °F) on 13 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −23.0 °C (−9.4 °F) on 6 January 1971.

Climate data for Marlieux (1991–2020 averages, extremes 1964−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	18.9 (66.0)	20.6 (69.1)	25.2 (77.4)	30.0 (86.0)	34.3 (93.7)	38.7 (101.7)	39.2 (102.6)	41.3 (106.3)	34.5 (94.1)	28.5 (83.3)	22.4 (72.3)	19.0 (66.2)	41.3 (106.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	6.2 (43.2)	8.1 (46.6)	13.1 (55.6)	16.8 (62.2)	21.1 (70.0)	25.3 (77.5)	27.8 (82.0)	27.7 (81.9)	22.8 (73.0)	17.2 (63.0)	10.6 (51.1)	6.8 (44.2)	17.0 (62.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	3.4 (38.1)	4.4 (39.9)	8.2 (46.8)	11.4 (52.5)	15.5 (59.9)	19.3 (66.7)	21.3 (70.3)	21.1 (70.0)	17.0 (62.6)	12.8 (55.0)	7.3 (45.1)	4.1 (39.4)	12.2 (54.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	0.5 (32.9)	0.6 (33.1)	3.2 (37.8)	5.9 (42.6)	9.9 (49.8)	13.2 (55.8)	14.8 (58.6)	14.4 (57.9)	11.1 (52.0)	8.4 (47.1)	4.0 (39.2)	1.4 (34.5)	7.3 (45.1)
Record low °C (°F)	−23.0 (−9.4)	−16.5 (2.3)	−12.5 (9.5)	−6.2 (20.8)	−2.5 (27.5)	2.5 (36.5)	3.8 (38.8)	3.6 (38.5)	−0.8 (30.6)	−7.1 (19.2)	−9.9 (14.2)	−16.3 (2.7)	−23.0 (−9.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	61.5 (2.42)	52.8 (2.08)	56.0 (2.20)	75.2 (2.96)	82.8 (3.26)	76.7 (3.02)	80.8 (3.18)	71.1 (2.80)	85.9 (3.38)	102.8 (4.05)	96.4 (3.80)	67.1 (2.64)	909.1 (35.79)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	10.0	9.4	9.0	9.2	10.7	8.7	8.3	7.8	8.0	10.8	10.9	11.3	114.1
Source: Meteociel[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	641	—
1975	632	−0.20%
1982	679	+1.03%
1990	633	−0.87%
1999	677	+0.75%
2009	844	+2.23%
2014	1,032	+4.10%
2020	1,179	+2.24%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. "Normales et records pour Marlieux (01)". Meteociel. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
4. Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 10 December 2023 at the Wayback Machine, INSEE