Ceyzériat

Ceyzériat

Town hall

Coat of arms
Ceyzériat

Coordinates: 46°10′44″N 5°19′26″E / 46.1788°N 5.3238°E / 46.1788; 5.3238Coordinates: 46°10′44″N 5°19′26″E / 46.1788°N 5.3238°E / 46.1788; 5.3238
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Ain
Arrondissement Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton Ceyzériat
Intercommunality La Vallière
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Yves Flochon
Area1 9.36 km2 (3.61 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 2,620
  Density 280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 01072 / 01250
Elevation 240–585 m (787–1,919 ft)
(avg. 338 m or 1,109 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Ceyzériat is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

History

Hippolyte Paul Jayr, twice minister during the July monarchy, was mayor of the commune at the end of the 19th century. The French archaeologist and assyriologist Maurice Pézard (1876–1923) died in this commune.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
17931,039    
18001,106+6.4%
18061,012−8.5%
18211,001−1.1%
18311,041+4.0%
18361,018−2.2%
1841981−3.6%
18461,017+3.7%
18511,046+2.9%
1856980−6.3%
1861987+0.7%
18661,051+6.5%
18721,058+0.7%
18761,069+1.0%
18811,029−3.7%
1886984−4.4%
1891966−1.8%
1896979+1.3%
1901939−4.1%
1906950+1.2%
1911918−3.4%
1921773−15.8%
1926828+7.1%
1931861+4.0%
1936809−6.0%
1946857+5.9%
19541,037+21.0%
19621,219+17.6%
19681,503+23.3%
19751,761+17.2%
19821,956+11.1%
19902,058+5.2%
19992,390+16.1%
20082,620+9.6%

Its inhabitants are known as Ceyzériacois or Ceyzériolans.[1]

See also

References

  1. Gentilé de la commune, on habitants.fr
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