Meximieux
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Meximieux is a small town located in the Ain department in the eastern part of France. It is one of many communes, or local administrative divisions, that make up the French municipality system in that region.
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- Locality
- Meximieux
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 7,467
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Meximieux (; Arpitan: Mèssemiox '') is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
==Geography== 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.