Aizac

Aizac
Commune
A general view of Aizac
Location of Aizac
Aizac Aizac
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 (2020–2026)	Marie Christine Saussac
Area 1	6.65 km2 (2.57 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	170
• Density	26/km2 (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 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Aizac (French pronunciation: [ɛzak]) is a commune in the Ardèche department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southern France.

Geography

Aizac is located some 30 km east of Langogne and 40 km west of Livron-sur-Drome close to the Monts d'Ardeche Regional Nature 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.

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.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Aizac

From	To	Name	Party
2001	2008	Madeleine Jouanny	DVG
2008	2020	Edmond Fargier	DVD
2020	Current	Marie Christine Saussac

Population

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aizacois or Aizacoises in French.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	177	—
1975	137	−3.59%
1982	144	+0.71%
1990	156	+1.01%
1999	169	+0.89%
2007	162	−0.53%
2012	150	−1.53%
2017	169	+2.41%
Source: INSEE

Distribution of Age Groups

The population of the town is relatively old.

Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Aizac and Ardèche Department in 2017

	Aizac		Ardèche
Age Range	Men	Women	Men	Women
0 to 14 Years	21.2	13.3	17.7	16.1
15 to 29 Years	10.6	8.0	14.4	13.0
30 to 44 Years	14.1	22.7	17.3	16.9
45 to 59 Years	20.0	26.7	21.6	20.7
60 to 74 Years	28.2	20.0	19.7	19.7
75 to 89 Years	4.7	9.3	8.5	11.2
90 Years+	1.2	0.0	0.9	2.4

Source: INSEE

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)
  • A Statue: Virgin and child (18th century)
  • An Altar (19th century)
  • A Stoup (17th century)
  • A Baptismal font (18th century)

See also

• Communes of the Ardèche department

External links

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