Vieu-d'Izenave
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Ain | |
| Arrondissement | Nantua | |
| Canton | Hauteville-Lompnes | |
| Community association | Haut-Bugey agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | ||
| height | 540-1,103 m | |
| surface | 23.73 km 2 | |
| Residents | 707 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 30 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 01430 | |
| INSEE code | 01441 | |
 Mairie Vieu-d'Izenave |
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Vieu-d'Izenave is a French municipality with 707 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Ain in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the canton of Hauteville-Lompnes and the Arrondissement of Nantua .
geography
Vieu-d'Izenave is located at 642 m , about 19 kilometers northeast of the city of Ambérieu-en-Bugey and 27 kilometers east-southeast of the prefecture of Bourg-en-Bresse (beeline). The farming village extends in central Bugey , in the middle of the wide valley of the Combe du Val in the Jura , near the Borrey brook, at the eastern foot of the Chaîne de l'Avocat .
The area of the 23.73 km² large municipality covers a section of the southern French Jura. The central part is occupied by the 2.5 km wide valley of the Combe du Val , which is oriented in north-south direction (at an average of 640 m ), which forms a syncline in the Jura . This trough is drained by the Borrey to the north to the Oignin . Below Vieu-d'Izenave, the stream descends with an erosion valley into the Combe du Val. In the west, this depression is limited by the steep slope of the Chaîne de l'Avocat ( 1014 m ). To the east, the community area extends over the gently rising, densely wooded slope of the Forêt de Meyriat and extends into the Meyriat basin (right side valley of the Combe du Val). In the far east, on the anticline of the Grande Montagne , the highest point of Vieu-d'Izenave is reached at 1103 m .
In addition to the actual village, Vieu-d'Izenave also includes various villages, hamlets and farm groups, including:
- Le Moulin ( 645 m ) on Borrey
- Corcelette ( 660 m ) in the Combe du Val at the eastern foot of the Chaîne de l'Avocat
- Le Balmay ( 615 m ) in the Combe du Val
- Chevril ( 650 m ) at the west foot of the Grande Montagne
Neighboring municipalities of Vieu-d'Izenave are Maillat , Condamine and Chevillard in the north, Brénod in the east, Champdor-Corcelles with Corcelles , Outriaz , Lantenay and Izenave in the south and Cerdon and Labalme in the west.
history
Vieu-d'Izenave is first mentioned in 1185 under the name De Vico . In the course of time the spelling changed via Vicus d'Isinava (1250), Viu de Ysinava (1288), Vyu (1299), Vyeu (1313), Vic d'Ysenava (1350), Viou (1394), Viuz (1433 ) and Vieux d'Izenave (until 1801) to today's Vieu-d'Izenave. The place name goes back to the Latin word vicus (hamlet).
The Canon Ponce du Balmay of Lyon donated his property in the Vallée de Meyriat to the Carthusian Order in 1116 in order to found a monastery here. The monks of the Chartreuse de Meyriat cleared the area, made it arable and laid the foundation stone for the settlement of the Combe du Val. Since the Middle Ages, Vieu-d'Izenave has been under the sovereignty of the Counts of Savoy. With the Treaty of Lyon , the village came to France in 1601 and then belonged to the Barony of Cerdon.
Attractions
The village church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste, originally a medieval building, was largely rebuilt in the 17th century. From the Carthusian monastery of Meyriat, which was destroyed during the French Revolution , only the ruins of the monastery church (12th century) remain.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 412 |
| 1968 | 388 |
| 1975 | 379 |
| 1982 | 452 |
| 1990 | 524 |
| 1999 | 537 |
| 2006 | 651 |
| 2011 | 688 |
With 707 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) Vieu-d'Izenave is one of the small communities in the Ain department. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (673 people were still counted in 1896), the population has increased again since the mid-1970s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Vieu-d'Izenave was predominantly a village characterized by agriculture , in particular dairy and cattle breeding, as well as forestry. In addition, there are now some local small and medium-sized businesses. In the meantime, the village has also turned into a residential community. Many workers are commuters who work in the larger towns in the area.
The village is located off the major thoroughfares on a departmental road that leads from Saint-Martin-du-Frêne to Hauteville-Lompnes . Further local road connections exist with Labalme, Outriaz and Lantenay. The closest connection to the A40 motorway is around eight kilometers away.
In Vieu-d'Izenave there is a state école primaire (elementary school with an integrated preschool ).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ É. Philipon: Dictionnaire Topographique du Département de l'Ain . Imprimerie Nationale, 1911, p. 463 (French, online [PDF; accessed January 4, 2014]).
- ↑ French Statistics Institute ( www.insee.fr )
- ^ Vieu-d'Izenave - notice communal. In: cassini.ehess.fr. Retrieved on June 14, 2015 (French, INSEE population from 1968 ).