Vieu-d'Izenave

Vieu-d'Izenave (French pronunciation: [vjø diznav] ^ⓘ, literally Vieu of Izenave; Arpitan: Viu-d’Isenâva) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Vieu-d'Izenave
Commune
Location of Vieu-d'Izenave
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Coordinates: 46°04′54″N 5°31′48″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Nantua
Canton	Plateau d'Hauteville
Intercommunality	Haut-Bugey Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Dominique Delagneau[1]
Area 1	23.73 km2 (9.16 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	727
• Density	31/km2 (79/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	01441 /01430
Elevation	540–1,103 m (1,772–3,619 ft) (avg. 380 m or 1,250 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Climate

Vieu-d'Izenave has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Vieu-d'Izenave is 9.1 °C (48.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,634.8 mm (64.36 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 17.8 °C (64.0 °F), and lowest in January, at around 1.1 °C (34.0 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Vieu-d'Izenave was 37.7 °C (99.9 °F) on 31 July 2020; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −24.1 °C (−11.4 °F) on 7 February 2012.

Climate data for Vieu-d'Izenave (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1990−2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	19.1 (66.4)	20.5 (68.9)	23.1 (73.6)	26.9 (80.4)	30.8 (87.4)	36.0 (96.8)	37.7 (99.9)	37.0 (98.6)	32.0 (89.6)	26.6 (79.9)	22.7 (72.9)	17.2 (63.0)	37.7 (99.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	5.4 (41.7)	6.8 (44.2)	10.5 (50.9)	13.6 (56.5)	18.4 (65.1)	21.8 (71.2)	24.2 (75.6)	24.1 (75.4)	19.1 (66.4)	15.1 (59.2)	8.9 (48.0)	5.4 (41.7)	14.5 (58.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)	1.1 (34.0)	1.9 (35.4)	5.0 (41.0)	7.7 (45.9)	12.3 (54.1)	15.5 (59.9)	17.8 (64.0)	17.5 (63.5)	13.4 (56.1)	10.2 (50.4)	4.8 (40.6)	1.5 (34.7)	9.1 (48.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−3.2 (26.2)	−2.9 (26.8)	−0.6 (30.9)	1.8 (35.2)	6.3 (43.3)	9.2 (48.6)	11.3 (52.3)	11.0 (51.8)	7.7 (45.9)	5.3 (41.5)	0.7 (33.3)	−2.4 (27.7)	3.7 (38.7)
Record low °C (°F)	−22.5 (−8.5)	−24.1 (−11.4)	−22.5 (−8.5)	−9.4 (15.1)	−5.3 (22.5)	−1.5 (29.3)	2.0 (35.6)	−0.2 (31.6)	−3.0 (26.6)	−8.6 (16.5)	−15.0 (5.0)	−22.4 (−8.3)	−24.1 (−11.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	127.2 (5.01)	132.4 (5.21)	117.3 (4.62)	132.5 (5.22)	133.8 (5.27)	122.1 (4.81)	117.3 (4.62)	118.0 (4.65)	145.0 (5.71)	164.0 (6.46)	170.4 (6.71)	154.8 (6.09)	1,634.8 (64.36)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	11.4	11.9	11.1	12.1	12.9	10.8	9.7	9.8	10.1	13.0	13.5	13.6	139.8
Source: Meteociel[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	388	—
1975	379	−0.33%
1982	452	+2.55%
1990	524	+1.86%
1999	537	+0.27%
2009	697	+2.64%
2014	683	−0.40%
2020	743	+1.41%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Ain department