Illiat
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Ain | |
| Arrondissement | Bourg-en-Bresse | |
| Canton | Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne | |
| Community association | Val de Saone Center | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 11 ' N , 4 ° 53' E | |
| height | 190-257 m | |
| surface | 20.37 km 2 | |
| Residents | 627 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 31 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 01140 | |
| INSEE code | 01188 | |
 Town Hall (Mairie) of Illiat |
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Illiat ( Illiat ) is a French municipality with 627 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Ain in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the canton of Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne (until 2015: canton Thoissey ) in the arrondissement of Bourg-en-Bresse . The inhabitants are called Illiatis .
geography
Illiat is on the border of the Bresse and Dombes landscapes , about 30 kilometers west of the prefecture of Bourg-en-Bresse and about 14 kilometers south-southeast of Mâcon . Illiat is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Cruzilles-lès-Mépillat in the north, Saint-André-d'Huiriat in the north and northeast, Saint-Julien-sur-Veyle in the east and northeast, Sulignat in the east, L'Abergement-Clémenciat in the east and South-east, Saint-Étienne-sur-Chalaronne in the south, Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne in the west and south-west and Garnerans in the north-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 462 | 435 | 395 | 384 | 396 | 466 | 517 | 592 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Symphorien church from the 12th century, monument historique since 2008
- Pionneins Castle from the 19th century
Personalities
- Pierre-Jean Broyer (1846–1918), Bishop and Vicar Apostolic of the Solomon Islands
