Izé (French pronunciation: [ize]) is a commune in the arrondissement of Mayenne, Mayenne department, Pays de la Loire, France.[3]
Izé | |
|---|---|
 The town hall in Izé | |
Location of Izé  | |
  Izé  Izé | |
| Coordinates: 48°13′48″N 0°18′21″W / 48.23°N 0.3058°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Mayenne |
| Arrondissement | Mayenne |
| Canton | Évron |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Anne-Flore Bourillon[1] |
Area 1 | 28.15 km2 (10.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 456 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 53120 /53160 |
| Elevation | 217–354 m (712–1,161 ft) (avg. 304 m or 997 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The Izé hall and mairie[4] border a large fishing pond stocked with salmon and trout.[5] The village has its own bakery [6] and bar-cafe,[7] which also sells basic food supplies.
The Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul was heavily rebuilt following the tornado of 1978. Renovation works include new stained glass windows incorporating the faces of contemporary political figures, notably François Mitterrand.[8]
In 2018 the French national statistics bureau, Insee, reported that the population of Izé was 457,[9] down from 2,025 in 1836.[10]
The novelist and critic Frédéric Lefèvre (1889–1949) was born in Ize on the 7 May 1889.[11] A plaque marks his house today.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Commune d'Izé (53120), INSEE
- ^ "Mairie Izé (53160-Pays de la Loire), adresse, horaires et élus Izéens". www.la-mairie.com.
- ^ "Agenda Izé : Ouverture de la pêche au plan d'EAU communal (Atelier, activité de loisirs) - Ouest-France". Archived from the original on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Etablissement LA MIE DU VILLAGE à IZE (53160) sur SOCIETE.COM (82153425200019)". www.societe.com.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "Izé. - Visite de Laval". Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2018, INSEE
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Izé, EHESS (in French).
- ^ "Frédéric Lefèvre". Babelio.
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