Seyssel, Ain
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Seyssel (French pronunciation: [sɛsɛl]; Arpitan: Sèssél) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. It lies on the west (right) bank of the Rhône.
Seyssel | |
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Town center seen from Seyssel, Haute-Savoie | |
![]() Location of Seyssel | |
| Coordinates: 45°57′21″N 5°49′55″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ain |
| Arrondissement | Belley |
| Canton | Plateau d'Hauteville |
| Intercommunality | CC Usses et Rhône |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Botteri[1] |
Area 1 | 2.40 km2 (0.93 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,008 |
| • Density | 420/km2 (1,090/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 01407 /01420 |
| Elevation | 250–332 m (820–1,089 ft) (avg. 258 m or 846 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The part of the town across the Rhône is also named Seyssel but located in the Haute-Savoie department, and is locally referred as Seyssel-Savoie. It is a rare case in France of two homonymous communes adjacent to each other, similar to the situation of the village of Saint-Pierre-d'Entremont, divided between the communes of Saint-Pierre-d'Entremont (Isère) and Saint-Pierre-d'Entremont (Savoie).
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,029 | — |
| 1975 | 1,043 | +0.19% |
| 1982 | 831 | −3.19% |
| 1990 | 817 | −0.21% |
| 1999 | 801 | −0.22% |
| 2009 | 948 | +1.70% |
| 2014 | 981 | +0.69% |
| 2020 | 1,006 | +0.42% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
- Communes of the Ain department
- Pont de la Vierge noire
- Pont de Seyssel
