L'Arbresle

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of L'Arbresle

(2020–2026) Pierre-Jean Zannettacci^[1]Area

3.36 km² (1.30 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

6,453 • Density1,900/km² (5,000/sq mi)Demonym(s)Arbreslois, ArbresloisesTime zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

69010 /69210

Elevation212–304 m (696–997 ft)
(avg. 231 m or 758 ft)Websitemairie-larbresle.fr¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

L'Arbresle (French pronunciation: [laʁbʁɛl]) is a commune of the Rhône department, eastern France. Composer Claude Terrasse and inventor Barthélemy Thimonnier were born in L'Arbresle.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,966	—
1975	4,038	+0.26%
1982	4,784	+2.45%
1990	5,199	+1.05%
1999	5,777	+1.18%
2007	5,994	+0.46%
2012	6,161	+0.55%
2017	6,398	+0.76%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE