Izernore
Commune
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Izernore
Coat of arms
Location of Izernore
Izernore is located in France
Izernore
Izernore
Izernore is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Izernore
Izernore
Coordinates: 46°13′00″N 5°33′00″E / 46.2167°N 5.55°E / 46.2167; 5.55
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAin
ArrondissementNantua
CantonPont-d'Ain
IntercommunalityHaut-Bugey Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Sylvie Comuzzi[1]
Area
1
20.86 km2 (8.05 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
2,267
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
01192 /01580
Elevation450–650 m (1,480–2,130 ft)
(avg. 452 m or 1,483 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Izernore (French pronunciation: [izɛʁnɔʁ]) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. An ancient Roman bronze hoard consisting of a patera and an oval dish was found in Izernore in 1845 and is now in the British Museum's collection.[3]

Izernore

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 941—    
1800 978+0.55%
1806 1,016+0.64%
1821 1,057+0.26%
1831 1,005−0.50%
1836 985−0.40%
1841 1,011+0.52%
1846 1,103+1.76%
1851 1,103+0.00%
1856 1,084−0.35%
1861 1,044−0.75%
1866 1,011−0.64%
1872 1,021+0.16%
1876 1,064+1.04%
1881 1,079+0.28%
1886 1,129+0.91%
1891 1,016−2.09%
1896 932−1.71%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 879−1.16%
1906 757−2.94%
1911 660−2.71%
1921 633−0.42%
1926 601−1.03%
1931 563−1.30%
1936 593+1.04%
1946 553−0.70%
1954 557+0.09%
1962 548−0.20%
1968 520−0.87%
1975 682+3.95%
1982 975+5.24%
1990 1,170+2.31%
1999 1,656+3.94%
2007 2,230+3.79%
2012 2,309+0.70%
2017 2,247−0.54%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Personalities

It was the birthplace of St. Eugendus (born c. 449).

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ↑ British Museum Collection
  4. ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Izernore, EHESS (in French).
  5. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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