Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost

Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost (French pronunciation: ​[sɛ̃ mɔʁis də bɛno]) is a commune in the Ain department, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, located at about 15 km (9 mi) from Lyon.

Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost
Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost
Coordinates: 45°50′00″N 4°58′00″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton	Miribel
Intercommunality	Miribel et du Plateau
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Pierre Goubet
Area ^1	6.99 km^2 (2.70 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	3,967
• Density	570/km^2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	01376 /01700
Elevation	172–315 m (564–1,033 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The commune is included in the canton of Miribel and in the intercommunality of communauté de communes de Miribel et du Plateau.

The inhabitants of Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost are called Mauriciens.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 262 —     1800 250 −4.6% 1806 252 +0.8% 1821 286 +13.5% 1831 322 +12.6% 1836 320 −0.6% 1841 320 +0.0% 1846 324 +1.2% 1851 320 −1.2% 1856 316 −1.2% 1861 311 −1.6% 1866 318 +2.3% 1872 307 −3.5% 1876 286 −6.8% 1881 263 −8.0% 1886 273 +3.8% 1891 287 +5.1% 1896 289 +0.7%

Year Pop. ±% 1901 300 +3.8% 1906 338 +12.7% 1911 318 −5.9% 1921 319 +0.3% 1926 365 +14.4% 1931 1,536 +320.8% 1936 1,576 +2.6% 1946 1,634 +3.7% 1954 1,797 +10.0% 1962 2,011 +11.9% 1968 2,695 +34.0% 1975 2,791 +3.6% 1982 3,503 +25.5% 1990 3,468 −1.0% 1999 4,017 +15.8% 2008 3,875 −3.5% 2009 3,868 −0.2%

Sports

• Ain Sud Foot, football

See also

• Communes of the Ain department
• Canton of Miribel

Notes

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.