Foissiat

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

Foissiat
Commune
Mill
Coat of arms
Location of Foissiat
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Coordinates: 46°22′16″N 5°10′32″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton	Attignat
Intercommunality	CA Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Luc Picard[1]
Area 1	40.36 km2 (15.58 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	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.

Geography

The Sâne Morte has its source in the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 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%	Year Pop. ±% 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

• Communes of the Ain department

References

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