Izé
Izé (French pronunciation: [ize]) is a commune in the arrondissement of Mayenne, Mayenne department, Pays de la Loire, France.
Izé | |
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The town hall in Izé | |
Location of Izé | |
Izé Izé | |
| 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 |
| Area 1 | 28.15 km2 (10.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | 456 |
| • 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 border a large fishing pond stocked with salmon and trout. The village has its own bakery and bar-cafe, which also sells basic food supplies.
The Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul 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.
In 2018 the French national statistics bureau, Insee, reported that the population of Izé was 457, down from 2,025 in 1836.
The novelist and critic Frédéric Lefèvre (1889-1949) was born in Ize on the 7 May 1889. A plaque marks his house today.