Ceyzériat Explained

Ceyzériat
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Ceyzériat (Ain).svg
Arrondissement:Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton:Ceyzériat
Insee:01072
Postal Code:01250
Mayor:Jean-Yves Flochon[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse
Coordinates:46.1788°N 5.3238°W
Elevation M:338
Elevation Min M:240
Elevation Max M:585
Area Km2:9.36

Ceyzériat (in French pronounced as /sɛzeʁja/) is a commune in the Ain department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. Ceyzériat station has rail connections to Bourg-en-Bresse and Oyonnax.

History

Hippolyte Paul Jayr, twice minister during the July Monarchy, was mayor of the commune at the end of the 19th century. The French archaeologist and assyriologist Maurice Pézard (1876–1923) died in this commune.

Geography

Climate

Ceyzériat has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Ceyzériat is . The average annual rainfall is with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around, and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Ceyzériat was on 4 August 2022; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 20 December 2009.

Politics and administration

In office!Name!Party!Capacity!Ref.
19451976Émile BouvardRad.General councillor for the Canton of Ceyzériat
March 1977March 1983Albert MétrasDVD
March 1983June 1995Camille Cornier
June 1995March 2001Jacques Michon
March 2001IncumbentJean-Yves FlochonUMP-LRDepartmental councillor

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr. 22 November 2022. 28 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200628030259/https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503. live.