Aizac

Aizac is a commune in the Ardèche department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southern France.

Aizac
Commune
A general view of Aizac
Location of Aizac
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Coordinates: 44°42′55″N 4°19′44″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ardèche
Arrondissement	Largentière
Canton	Aubenas-1
Intercommunality	Bassin d'Aubenas
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Edmond Fargier
Area ^1	6.65 km^2 (2.57 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	169
• Density	25/km^2 (66/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	07003 /07530
Elevation	420–1,200 m (1,380–3,940 ft) (avg. 600 m or 2,000 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aizacois or Aizacoises[2]

Geography

Aizac is located some 30 km east of Langogne and 40 km west of Livron-sur-Drome close to the Mont d'Ardeche Regional National Park. Access to the commune is difficult with only three circuitous roads entering the commune. From Vals-les-Bains in the south the D578 goes north then left to the D243 which eventually comes close to the western border of the commune where there is a right turn to the D443 which enters the commune and joins the D254 at the village. The D254 road enters the commune from Labastide-sur-Besorgues in the north-west and continues through the commune exiting on the eastern side intersecting with the D578 which goes north and south. Other than small mountain roads no other roads enter the commune. The village is very small with only a few houses and there are a few other houses scattered through the commune.[3]

There are many streams throughout the commune such as the Ruiseau des Fuels, the Bise, the Coupe, the Rousses, the Ribeyres, and the Sandron most of which flow to the Ardeche river in the south.[3]

Neighbouring communes and towns[3]

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Aizac[4]

From	To	Name	Party	Position
2001	2008	Madeleine Jouanny	DVG
2008	Current	Edmond Fargier	DVD

(Not all data is known)

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2005	166	—
2006	165	−0.6%
2007	162	−1.8%
2008	159	−1.9%
2009	157	−1.3%
2010	154	−1.9%
2011	152	−1.3%
2012	150	−1.3%
2013	153	+2.0%
2014	157	+2.6%
2015	160	+1.9%
2016	166	+3.8%

Distribution of Age Groups

The population of the town is relatively old. The rate of persons above the age of 60 years (28.9%) is significantly higher than the national rate (21.8%) and departmental level (26.8%). Like the national and departmental allocations, the female population of the municipality is higher than the male population. The rate (52.4%) is of the same order of magnitude as the national rate (51.9%).

Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Aizac and Ardèche Department in 2008

	Aizac	Aizac	Ardèche	Ardèche
Age Range	Men	Women	Men	Women
0 to 14 Years	15.2	16.1	18.7	16.9
15 to 29 Years	8.9	11.5	15.5	14.2
30 to 44 Years	13.9	19.5	20.2	19.2
45 to 59 Years	32.9	24.1	21.7	20.6
60 to 74 Years	19.0	17.2	15.7	16.0
75 to 89 Years	10.1	11.5	7.8	11.6
90 Years+	0.0	0.0	0.4	1.5

Sources:

• Evolution and Structure of the population of the Commune in 2008, INSEE.
• Results of the Census for Ardèche in 2008, INSEE.

Politics

Presidential Elections 2nd Round [5]

Election		Winning Candidate	Party	%
	2017	Emmanuel Macron	EM	66.32
	2012	François Hollande	PS	76.26
	2007	Ségolène Royal	PS	62.50
	2002	Jacques Chirac	RPR	84.48

Sites and Monuments

• Remains of Aizac volcano
• A Romanesque Church from the 11th century including a baptistry and font. The church has several items that are registered as historical objects:
  • A Statue: Saint Roch (18th century)[6]
  • A Statue: Virgin and child (18th century)[7]
  • An Altar (19th century)[8]
  • A Stoup (17th century)[9]
  • A Baptismal font (18th century)[10]

See also

• Communes of the Ardèche department

Notes and references

Notes

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. Inhabitants of Ardeche (in French)
3. Google Maps
4. List of Mayors of France (in French)
5. http://www.lemonde.fr/data/france/presidentielle-2017/
6. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07001310 Statue: Saint Roch (in French)
7. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07001309 Statue: Virgin and child (in French)
8. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07001308 Altar (in French)
9. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000456 Stoup (in French)
10. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM07000455 Baptismal font (in French)

External links

• Aizac on Lion1906
• Aizac on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
• Ayzac on the 1750 Cassini Map