Trévoux
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Location of  | |
| Country | France |
| Arrondissement | Bourg-en-Bresse |
| Canton | Trévoux |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 01427 / |
Trévoux is a commune in the department of Ain in eastern France. It is a suburb of Lyon.
History
The town was the capital of the Dombes principality, and famed for its dictionary. The town was a sub-prefecture of Ain until 1926.
Famous people
Trévoux was the birthplace of
- Arthur Giry (1848-1899), historian.
- Général Herbé
- François Treyve,
- François-Marie Treyve (1847-1906) writer and landscape gardener. He drew the park of the Célestins in Vichy and formed in 1881 the Établissements Treyve-Marie.
See also
References
Based on the article in the French Wikipedia.
External links
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