Ceyzériat

Ceyzériat
Commune
Historic hôtel de ville
Historic hôtel de ville
Coat of arms of Ceyzériat
Location of Ceyzériat
Map
Ceyzériat is located in France
Ceyzériat
Ceyzériat
Ceyzériat is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Ceyzériat
Ceyzériat
Coordinates: 46°10′44″N 5°19′26″E / 46.1788°N 5.3238°E / 46.1788; 5.3238
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAin
ArrondissementBourg-en-Bresse
CantonCeyzériat
IntercommunalityBassin de Bourg-en-Bresse
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Yves Flochon[1]
Area
1
9.36 km2 (3.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,285
 • Density350/km2 (910/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
01072 /01250
Elevation240–585 m (787–1,919 ft)
(avg. 338 m or 1,109 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ceyzériat (French pronunciation: [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 11.7 °C (53.1 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,032.6 mm (40.65 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 20.4 °C (68.7 °F), and lowest in January, at around 3.1 °C (37.6 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Ceyzériat was 39.2 °C (102.6 °F) on 4 August 2022; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −17.6 °C (0.3 °F) on 20 December 2009.

Climate data for Ceyzériat (1991–2020 averages, extremes 1994−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 18.4
(65.1)
20.5
(68.9)
25.4
(77.7)
28.4
(83.1)
32.9
(91.2)
36.7
(98.1)
38.5
(101.3)
39.2
(102.6)
33.6
(92.5)
27.3
(81.1)
22.5
(72.5)
17.4
(63.3)
39.2
(102.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 6.1
(43.0)
8.1
(46.6)
12.9
(55.2)
16.9
(62.4)
20.8
(69.4)
24.7
(76.5)
26.6
(79.9)
26.4
(79.5)
21.9
(71.4)
17.0
(62.6)
10.5
(50.9)
6.7
(44.1)
16.5
(61.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 3.1
(37.6)
4.1
(39.4)
7.6
(45.7)
11.2
(52.2)
15.1
(59.2)
18.7
(65.7)
20.4
(68.7)
20.1
(68.2)
16.2
(61.2)
12.6
(54.7)
7.0
(44.6)
3.8
(38.8)
11.7
(53.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 0.1
(32.2)
0.2
(32.4)
2.3
(36.1)
5.4
(41.7)
9.3
(48.7)
12.7
(54.9)
14.2
(57.6)
13.9
(57.0)
10.6
(51.1)
8.2
(46.8)
3.6
(38.5)
0.9
(33.6)
6.8
(44.2)
Record low °C (°F) −15.3
(4.5)
−17.0
(1.4)
−13.2
(8.2)
−5.5
(22.1)
−1.3
(29.7)
2.1
(35.8)
5.3
(41.5)
3.3
(37.9)
−0.7
(30.7)
−7.1
(19.2)
−11.4
(11.5)
−17.6
(0.3)
−17.6
(0.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 81.1
(3.19)
69.1
(2.72)
74.5
(2.93)
85.8
(3.38)
101.3
(3.99)
75.5
(2.97)
80.9
(3.19)
86.5
(3.41)
79.5
(3.13)
103.9
(4.09)
108.0
(4.25)
86.5
(3.41)
1,032.6
(40.65)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 12.0 10.3 10.0 9.8 11.1 9.1 8.5 8.8 8.6 10.9 11.3 12.7 123.2
Source: Meteociel[3]

Politics and administration

Present-day town hall
List of mayors of Ceyzériat
In office Name Party Capacity Ref.
1945 1976 Émile Bouvard Rad. General councillor for the Canton of Ceyzériat
March 1977 March 1983 Albert Métras DVD
March 1983 June 1995 Camille Cornier
June 1995 March 2001 Jacques Michon
March 2001 Incumbent Jean-Yves Flochon UMP-LR Departmental councillor

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,503—    
1975 1,761+2.29%
1982 1,956+1.51%
1990 2,058+0.64%
1999 2,390+1.68%
2007 2,594+1.03%
2012 2,939+2.53%
2017 3,157+1.44%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Normales et records pour Ceyzeriat SAPC (01)". Meteociel. Archived from the original on 12 June 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 26 July 2022 at the Wayback Machine, INSEE