Mézériat
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Mézériat (French pronunciation: [mezeʁja]; Arpitan: Mesèriê) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
Mézériat | |
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Commune | |
 Town hall | |
 Location of Mézériat | |
  Mézériat Location within France  Mézériat Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Coordinates: 46°14′07″N 5°02′52″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ain |
| Arrondissement | Bourg-en-Bresse |
| Canton | Vonnas |
| Intercommunality | Veyle |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Guy Dupuit[1] |
Area 1 | 19.17 km2 (7.40 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,172 |
| • Density | 113.3/km2 (293.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 01246 /01660 |
| Elevation | 189–223 m (620–732 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
The Veyle flows west through the southern part of the commune, crosses the village, then flows southwest and forms part of the commune's southwestern border. Mézériat station has rail connections to Bourg-en-Bresse, Ambérieu-en-Bugey and Mâcon.
Population
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