Izé (French pronunciation: [ize]) is a commune in the township of Bais, Mayenne department, Pays de la Loire, France.[3]
Izé | |
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Commune | |
The town hall in Izé | |
Location of Izé ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 48°13′48″N 0°18′21″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Pays de la Loire |
Department | Mayenne |
Arrondissement | Mayenne |
Canton | Évron |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Anne-Flore Bourillon[1] |
Area 1 | 28.15 km2 (10.87 sq mi) |
Population | 455 |
• Density | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 53120 /53160 |
Elevation | 217–354 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[4] border a large fishing pond stocked with salmon and trout.[5] The village has its own bakery [6] and bar-cafe,[7] which also sells basic food supplies.
The Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul [fr] 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[8]
In 2018 the French national statistics bureau, Insee, reported that the population of Izé was 457,[9] down from 2,025 in 1836.[10]
The novelist and critic Frédéric Lefèvre [fr] (1889-1949) was born in Ize on the 7 May 1889.[11] A plaque marks his house today.
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