Biziat

Biziat
Biziat
Location within Rhône-Alpes region  Biziat
Coordinates: 46°13′00″N 4°56′00″E / 46.2167°N 4.9333°ECoordinates: 46°13′00″N 4°56′00″E / 46.2167°N 4.9333°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton	Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne
Intercommunality	Bords de Veyle
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Christian Giraud
Area^1	11.48 km^2 (4.43 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	774
• Density	67/km^2 (170/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	01046 / 01290
Elevation	179–224 m (587–735 ft) (avg. 210 m or 690 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Biziat is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Geography

The Veyle forms most of the commune's northeastern border.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	888	—
1800	928	+4.5%
1806	993	+7.0%
1821	1,029	+3.6%
1831	1,101	+7.0%
1836	1,034	−6.1%
1841	1,032	−0.2%
1846	1,085	+5.1%
1851	1,141	+5.2%
1856	1,060	−7.1%
1861	1,019	−3.9%
1866	958	−6.0%
1872	877	−8.5%
1876	902	+2.9%
1881	867	−3.9%
1886	832	−4.0%
1891	803	−3.5%
1896	767	−4.5%
1901	756	−1.4%
1906	704	−6.9%
1911	682	−3.1%
1921	649	−4.8%
1926	636	−2.0%
1931	628	−1.3%
1936	610	−2.9%
1946	604	−1.0%
1954	557	−7.8%
1962	502	−9.9%
1968	518	+3.2%
1975	533	+2.9%
1982	561	+5.3%
1990	574	+2.3%
1999	641	+11.7%
2008	774	+20.7%

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

References

• INSEE