Montréal-la-Cluse
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Montréal-la-Cluse () is a
commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...
in the
Ain Ain (, ; frp, En) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. Named after the Ain river, it is bordered by the Saône and Rhône rivers. Ain is located on the country's eastern edge, on the Swiss border, where ...
department in eastern
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. It is located in the historical region of
Bugey The Bugey (, ; Arpitan: ''Bugê'') is a historical region in the department of Ain, eastern France, located between Lyon and Geneva. It is located in a loop of the Rhône River in the southeast of the department. It includes the foothills of the ...
and its inhabitants are known as the ''Montréalais''.


Transport

The town lies on the Haut Bugey railway line and a branch line to
Oyonnax Oyonnax () is the second most populated commune in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. Oyonnax lies in a valley of the Jura Mountains in the far north of Ain. It is near the Parc naturel régional du Ha ...
.
Brion—Montréal-la-Cluse station Brion—Montréal-la-Cluse station (French: ''Gare de Brion—Montréal-la-Cluse'') is a French railway station located in commune of Brion, Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. The station is also within close proximity of the ...
has rail connections to Bourg-en-Bresse and Oyonnax.


Population


See also

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Communes of the Ain department The following is a list of the 393 communes of the Ain department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Official website
Communes of Ain Ain communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Ain-geo-stub