Izieu
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Ain | |
| Arrondissement | Belley | |
| Canton | Belley | |
| Community association | Bugey Sud | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 39 ′ N , 5 ° 39 ′ E | |
| height | 221-758 m | |
| surface | 7.67 km 2 | |
| Residents | 235 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 31 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 01300 | |
| INSEE code | 01193 | |
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Izieu is a commune of 235 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Ain in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Belley and the Canton of Belley .
geography
The municipality borders on Prémeyzel to the north, Peyrieu and Murs-et-Gélignieux to the east and Brégnier-Cordon to the south and west . In the south, the Rhône forms the municipal boundary . The village center is 3 kilometers from the river. Wines from the municipality of Izieu are allowed to use the Vin du Bugey designation of origin .
Summit of the Grand Thur
House roofs in a medieval style
history
La Maison d'Izieu is the name of an orphanage that housed 44 Jewish orphans and half-orphans. These were abducted on April 6, 1944 on the orders of Klaus Barbie and deported to the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp via the Drancy assembly camp ; only a child who escaped by escaping survived. On the initiative of Beate Klarsfeld , a memorial was built in Izieu in the late 1980s .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 | 2016 |
| Residents | 113 | 103 | 141 | 136 | 161 | 178 | 202 | 242 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
