Izé

Izé is a commune in the township of Bais, Mayenne department, Pays de la Loire, France.[2]

Izé
Commune
The town hall in Izé
Location of Izé
Izé
Izé
Coordinates: 48°13′48″N 0°18′21″W
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentMayenne
ArrondissementMayenne
CantonÉvron
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Claude Corbin
Area
1
28.15 km2 (10.87 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
458
 • Density16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
53120 /53160
Elevation217–354 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[3] border a large fishing pond stocked with salmon and trout.[4] The village has its own bakery [5] and bar-cafe,[6] 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 [7]

In 2015 the French national statistics bureau, Insee, reported that the population of Izé was 473, down from over 2,000 in the early 19th century [8]

The novelist and critic Frédéric Lefèvre (1889-1949) was born in Ize on the 7 May 1889.[9] A plaque marks his house today.

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. "IZE - Map of Izé 53160 France". www.map-france.com.
  3. "Mairie Izé (53160-Pays de la Loire), adresse, horaires et élus Izéens". www.la-mairie.com.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-04-15. Retrieved 2018-04-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Etablissement LA MIE DU VILLAGE à IZE (53160) sur SOCIETE.COM (82153425200019)". www.societe.com.
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2019-04-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "Présentation du recensement de la population - Insee". www.insee.fr.
  9. "Frédéric Lefèvre". Babelio.


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