Injoux-Génissiat

Injoux-Génissiat (French pronunciation: [ɛ̃ʒu ʒenisja]) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. It was created in 1973 by the merger of two former communes: Injoux and Craz-en-Michaille.^[3] The village is beside the Génissiat Dam, a major hydro-electric dam on the Rhône.

Injoux-Génissiat
Commune
Génissiat Dam
Location of Injoux-Génissiat
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Coordinates: 46°03′00″N 5°47′00″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Nantua
Canton	Valserhône
Intercommunality	CC Terre Valserhône
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Denis Mossaz[1]
Area 1	29.61 km2 (11.43 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,123
• Density	38/km2 (98/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	01189 /01200
Elevation	266–1,342 m (873–4,403 ft) (avg. 556 m or 1,824 ft)
Website	Municipal website
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Politics and administration

List of successive Mayors of Injoux-Génissiat

In office		Mayor	Party	Capacity	Ref.
1973	March 1983	René Neyret	PCF
March 1983	21 June 2004	Crescenzo Roland Méola	PCF	Died in office.
July 2004	June 2010	Jean-Luc Demarquet
June 2010	July 2020	Albert Cochet
July 2020	Incumbent	Denis Mossaz	DVG		[4][5]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	893	—
1975	851	−0.69%
1982	750	−1.79%
1990	940	+2.86%
1999	970	+0.35%
2009	1,052	+0.81%
2014	1,144	+1.69%
2020	1,123	−0.31%
Source: INSEE[6]

See also

• Communes of the Ain department