Assieu
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Assieu (French pronunciation: [asjø]) is a commune in the Isère department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of south-eastern France.
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The road into Assieu | |
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 Location of Assieu | |
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| Coordinates: 45°24′29″N 4°52′07″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | Vienne |
| Canton | Vienne-2 |
| Intercommunality | Entre Bièvre et Rhône |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Michel Ségui[1] |
Area 1 | 12.34 km2 (4.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,726 |
| • Density | 139.9/km2 (362.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 38017 /38150 |
| Elevation | 220–407 m (722–1,335 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Assieu is located some 30 km south by south-east of Givors and 8 km east by north-east of Saint-Maurice-l'Exil. Access to the commune is by the D131 road from the D134 in the south passing north then east in the commune to the town then north and continuing north-west to Route nationale 7. Apart from the town there is the village of La Charinaz in the east and Les Bruyeres in the west. The commune has large forests in the east as well as one in the west with significant residential areas and the rest of the land farmland.[3]
The Vareze river forms the northern border and gathers many tributaries rising in the commune as it flows west to join the Rhône at Saint-Alban-du-Rhône.[3]
Neighbouring communes and villages
Heraldry
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Blazon: Azure, a fox rampant of Or, in chief the same charged with three dolphins of Azure, crested, finned, and eyebrowed in Gules.
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Administration
Demography
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Assieutois or Assieutoises in French.[5]
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Sites and monuments
- Chateau Juveneton
- Chateau Richoux
- Church from the 19th century
