Seyssel, Ain

Seyssel (French pronunciation: [sɛsɛl]; Arpitan: Sèssél) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. It lies on the west (right) bank of the Rhône.

Seyssel
Commune
Town center seen from Seyssel, Haute-Savoie
Coat of arms
Location of Seyssel
Seyssel Show map of France Seyssel Show map of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coordinates: 45°57′21″N 5°49′55″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Belley
Canton	Plateau d'Hauteville
Intercommunality	CC Usses et Rhône
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Botteri[1]
Area 1	2.40 km2 (0.93 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	997
• Density	420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	01407 /01420
Elevation	250–332 m (820–1,089 ft) (avg. 258 m or 846 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The part of the town across the Rhône is also named Seyssel but located in the Haute-Savoie department, and is locally referred as Seyssel-Savoie. It is a rare case in France of two homonymous communes adjacent to each other, similar to the situation of the village of Saint-Pierre-d'Entremont, divided between the communes of Saint-Pierre-d'Entremont (Isère) and Saint-Pierre-d'Entremont (Savoie).

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,029	—
1975	1,043	+0.19%
1982	831	−3.19%
1990	817	−0.21%
1999	801	−0.22%
2009	948	+1.70%
2014	981	+0.69%
2020	1,006	+0.42%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Ain department
• Pont de la Vierge noire [fr]
• Pont de Seyssel [fr]