Foissiat

Foissiat
Commune
The mill in Foissiat
Location of Foissiat
Foissiat Foissiat
Coordinates: 46°22′16″N 5°10′32″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton	Attignat
Intercommunality	Montrevel-en-Bresse
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean Pierre Fromont
Area 1	40.36 km2 (15.58 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	2,014
• Density	50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	01163 /01340
Elevation	186–228 m (610–748 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

The Sâne Morte has its source in the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	2,558	—
1800	2,467	−3.6%
1806	2,318	−6.0%
1821	2,270	−2.1%
1831	2,262	−0.4%
1836	2,285	+1.0%
1841	2,370	+3.7%
1846	2,446	+3.2%
1851	2,509	+2.6%
1856	2,493	−0.6%
1861	2,520	+1.1%
1866	2,498	−0.9%
1872	2,474	−1.0%
1876	2,476	+0.1%
1881	2,722	+9.9%
1886	2,565	−5.8%
1891	2,530	−1.4%
1896	2,642	+4.4%
1901	2,541	−3.8%
1906	2,518	−0.9%
1911	2,514	−0.2%
1921	2,222	−11.6%
1926	2,210	−0.5%
1931	2,202	−0.4%
1936	2,151	−2.3%
1946	1,934	−10.1%
1954	1,811	−6.4%
1962	1,674	−7.6%
1968	1,515	−9.5%
1975	1,403	−7.4%
1982	1,466	+4.5%
1990	1,481	+1.0%
1999	1,562	+5.5%
2008	1,855	+18.8%

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

References

• INSEE