Izernore

Izernore
Izernore
Commune
	Town hall
	Coat of arms
	Location of Izernore
	Izernore Izernore
	Coordinates: 46°13′00″N 5°33′00″E / 46.2167°N 5.55°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 (2023)	2,299
• Density	110.2/km2 (285.4/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 (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]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% 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%
1901	879	−1.16%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
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%
2023	2,299	+0.38%

Source: EHESS^[4] and INSEE (1968-2023)^[5]

Personalities

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

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
^ "British Museum Collection". Archived from the original on 8 March 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Izernore, EHESS (in French).
^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE

[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2022.

[2] "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.

[3] "British Museum Collection". Archived from the original on 8 March 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2017.

[ehess-4] Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Izernore, EHESS (in French).

[pophist-5] Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE

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Population

Personalities

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