Foissiat (French pronunciation: [fwasja]) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Foissiat
Commune
Mill
Mill
Coat of arms of Foissiat
Location of Foissiat
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Foissiat is located in France
Foissiat
Foissiat
Foissiat is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Foissiat
Foissiat
Coordinates: 46°22′16″N 5°10′32″E / 46.3711°N 5.1756°E / 46.3711; 5.1756
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAin
ArrondissementBourg-en-Bresse
CantonAttignat
IntercommunalityCA Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Luc Picard[1]
Area
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40.36 km2 (15.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,014
 • Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
01163 /01340
Elevation186–228 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.

Geography

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The Sâne Morte has its source in the commune.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,558—    
1800 2,467−0.52%
1806 2,318−1.03%
1821 2,270−0.14%
1831 2,262−0.04%
1836 2,285+0.20%
1841 2,370+0.73%
1846 2,446+0.63%
1851 2,509+0.51%
1856 2,493−0.13%
1861 2,520+0.22%
1866 2,498−0.18%
1872 2,474−0.16%
1876 2,476+0.02%
1881 2,722+1.91%
1886 2,565−1.18%
1891 2,530−0.27%
1896 2,642+0.87%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 2,541−0.78%
1906 2,518−0.18%
1911 2,514−0.03%
1921 2,222−1.23%
1926 2,210−0.11%
1931 2,202−0.07%
1936 2,151−0.47%
1946 1,934−1.06%
1954 1,811−0.82%
1962 1,674−0.98%
1968 1,515−1.65%
1975 1,403−1.09%
1982 1,466+0.63%
1990 1,481+0.13%
1999 1,562+0.59%
2007 1,828+1.99%
2012 1,980+1.61%
2017 2,085+1.04%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Foissiat, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 2 September 2022 at the Wayback Machine, INSEE