Izernore

Izernore
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Izernore
Izernore Izernore
Coordinates: 46°13′00″N 5°33′00″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Nantua
Canton	Pont-d'Ain
Intercommunality	Haut-Bugey Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Sylvie Comuzzi
Area 1	20.86 km2 (8.05 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	2,267
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	01192 /01580
Elevation	450–650 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 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.

Izernore

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 941 —     1800 978 +3.9% 1806 1,016 +3.9% 1821 1,057 +4.0% 1831 1,005 −4.9% 1836 985 −2.0% 1841 1,011 +2.6% 1846 1,103 +9.1% 1851 1,103 +0.0% 1856 1,084 −1.7% 1861 1,044 −3.7% 1866 1,011 −3.2% 1872 1,021 +1.0% 1876 1,064 +4.2% 1881 1,079 +1.4% 1886 1,129 +4.6% 1891 1,016 −10.0% 1896 932 −8.3%

Year Pop. ±% 1901 879 −5.7% 1906 757 −13.9% 1911 660 −12.8% 1921 633 −4.1% 1926 601 −5.1% 1931 563 −6.3% 1936 593 +5.3% 1946 553 −6.7% 1954 557 +0.7% 1962 548 −1.6% 1968 520 −5.1% 1975 682 +31.2% 1982 975 +43.0% 1990 1,170 +20.0% 1999 1,656 +41.5% 2006 2,140 +29.2% 2011 2,294 +7.2% 2017 2,247 −2.0%

Personalities

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

See also

• Communes of the Ain department