Foissiate

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Foissiate
Foissiat (France)
Foissiate
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Ain
Arrondissement Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton Attignat
Community association Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse
Coordinates 46 ° 22 ′  N , 5 ° 10 ′  E Coordinates: 46 ° 22 ′  N , 5 ° 10 ′  E
height 186-228 m
surface 40.36 km 2
Residents 2,085 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 52 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 01340
INSEE code
Website www.foissiat.com

The Brunot mill on the Reyssouze

Foissiat is a French commune with 2,085 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Ain in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the canton of Attignat in the arrondissement of Bourg-en-Bresse .

geography

location

Foissiat is located at 220  m , about 19 kilometers north of the prefecture of Bourg-en-Bresse and 27 kilometers east-northeast of the city of Mâcon (as the crow flies). The municipality is part of the historical province of Bresse . Neighboring communities of Foissiat are

topography

The area of ​​the 40.36 km 2 municipal area covers part of the southern Bresse, a plain between the Jura mountains and the Saône river , which is particularly characterized by agriculture . It is bounded by the Reyssouze in the west, which at this point meanders northwards in a wide valley that is between 10 and 20 m deep into the landscape. Smaller streams arise in the municipality and drain it to the Reyssouze. Agricultural use makes up the majority of the land cover (fields with around 35%, meadows 24%, other 26%) followed by forests with 11%, which alternate as small wooded areas with the agricultural areas, especially in the east of the municipality.

Community structure

In addition to the actual town center, Foissiat also includes many hamlet settlements and farmsteads spread across the plain , including:

  • Chamandre ( 218  m ) and Grande Belle-Vavre ( 218  m ) in the northeast corner of the municipality,
  • Montclair ( 222  m ) southeast of the village center,
  • Les Orcières ( 210  m ), street village on the D1a to Montrevel-en-Bresse
  • Bass Corcelles and Upper Corcelles (196- 213  m ) at the edge of a seascape in Reyssouze valley.

history

In the High Middle Ages the place first appeared in the Cluny documents in 925 as Fulciacense , to be pronounced Fusciacense . A separate parish was mentioned in 1250 ( Ecclesia de Foissia ), at the same time there was a small lordship in Foissiat as a fief of the Lords of Bâgé . The spelling changed via Foyssiacus (1268), Foisiacus (1335), Foissiac (1563) and finally to Foyssiat (1656). Under the Count of Savoy as sovereigns in the 14th century, the rule came into the possession of the La Baume family , who held it until the French Revolution . With the Treaty of Lyon , the entire Bresse became part of France in 1601.

From 1793 to 2015 Foissiat was part of the canton of Montrevel-en-Bresse .

Attractions

The 19th century village church of Saint Denys et Saint Didier is built in the neo-Gothic style and replaced a previous building, the remains of which are partially integrated into the current building.

Watermills have stood at regular intervals on the Reyssouze since the Middle Ages. Half of the Moulin de la Vavre and Moulin Bruno (t) are in the area of ​​Foissiat . The Ferme du Tiret ( 46 ° 22 ′ 2.3 ″  N , 5 ° 10 ′ 0.1 ″  E ) on the southern edge of the village is a typical Bressehaus with a Saracen fireplace and is classified as a monument historique .

population

Population development
year Residents
1962 1,674
1968 1,515
1975 1,403
1982 1,466
1990 1,481
1999 1,562
2006 1,776
2016 2,062

With 2085 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) Foissiat is one of the medium-sized communities in the Ain department. After the population declined in the first half of the 20th century (in 1901 there were still 2541 inhabitants), the population has increased again since the mid-1990s. The local residents of Foissiat are called Foissiati (e) s in French .

Economy and Infrastructure

To this day, Foissiat is a completely agricultural village. There are almost 100 companies active in various areas of animal production and field management . There are also various local small businesses. In the meantime the village has also developed into a residential community. Many people in employment are commuters who work in the Bourg-en-Bresse area.

The village is located off the major thoroughfares on a departmental road that leads from Montrevel-en-Bresse to Saint-Amour in the Jura. A dense network of side streets connects the place with the surrounding neighboring villages. The next motorway connections to the A39 and A40 are around 13 and 16 km away, respectively. The airports in the region are Lyon-St-Exupéry (102 km) and Geneva (139 km).

schools

In Foissiat there is a state école primaire (elementary school with an integrated preschool ).

Web links

Commons : Foissiat  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. 2006 data from CORINE Land Cover , available e.g. B. at www.statistiques.developpement-durable.gouv.fr ( Memento of the original from March 24, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.statistiques.developpement-durable.gouv.fr
  2. a b É. Philipon: Dictionnaire Topographique du Département de l'Ain . Imprimerie Nationale, 1911, p. 176 (French, online [PDF; accessed January 4, 2014]).
  3. ^ A b Foissiat - notice communale. In: cassini.ehess.fr. Retrieved July 7, 2015 (French, INSEE population from 1968 ).
  4. ^ Ferme du Tiret in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French).
  5. French Statistics Institute ( www.insee.fr )
  6. ^ Complete dossier on Foissiat. In: INSEE . Retrieved July 7, 2015 (French).