Vieu-d'Izenave
Vieu - d'Izenave is a commune in the French department of Ain, in the Rhône -Alpes.
Geography
Vieu - d'Izenave is located on 642 m above sea level. Level, about 19 kilometers northeast of the city Ambérieu -en- Bugey (air line). The farming village extends in the central Bugey, in the midst of the broad valley of Combe du Val in the Jura, near the creek Borrey, at the eastern foot of the Chaîne de l' Avocat.
The area of 23.73 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the southern French Jura. The central part of the 2.5 km wide oriented in north-south direction trough the Combe du Val taken ( to an average of 640 m above sea level. M. ), which forms a syncline the Jura folds. This trough is drained by the Borrey north to Oignin. Below Vieu - d'Izenave the stream lowers one with an erosion valley in the Combe du Val. In the West, this sink is limited by the steep slope of the Chaîne de l' Avocat ( 1014 m above sea level. M. ). To the east, the municipality's area extends over the gently sloping, densely forested slopes of the Forêt de Meyriat and extends into the valley of Meyriat (right tributary of the Combe du Val ). At the east is on the anticline of the Grande Montagne, with 1,103 m above sea level. M. reached the highest elevation of Vieu - d'Izenave.
To Vieu - d'Izenave addition to the actual site includes several different villages, hamlets and farm groups, including:
- Le Moulin ( 645 m above sea level. M. ) on Borrey
- Corcelette (660 m above sea level. M. ) in the Combe du Val at the eastern foot of the Chaîne de l' Avocat
- Le Balmay (615 m above sea level. M. ) in the Combe du Val
- Chevril (650 m above sea level. M. ) at the western foot of the Grande Montagne
Neighboring communities of Vieu - d'Izenave are Maillat, Condamine and Chevillard on the north, Brénod in the east, Corcelles, Outriaz, Lantenay and Izenave in the south and Cerdon and Labalme in the West.
History
Is first mentioned Vieu - d'Izenave in 1185 under the name of De Vico. In the course of time, changed the spelling on Vicus d' Isinava (1250 ), Viu de Ysinava ( 1288), Vyu ( 1299 ), Vyeu ( 1313 ), Vic d' Ysenava (1350 ), Viou ( 1394), Viuz ( 1433 ) and Vieux d' Izenave ( until 1801 ) to the present Vieu - d'Izenave. The place name comes from the Latin word vicus ( village ).
The canon Ponce you Balmay Lyon gave his property in the Vallée de Meyriat in 1116 the Carthusian order to establish a monastery here. The monks of the Chartreuse de Meyriat cleared the area, made it reclaimed and laid the foundations for the colonization of the Combe du Val since the Middle Ages Vieu - d'Izenave was under the suzerainty of the Counts of Savoy. The Treaty of Lyon, the village came to France in 1601 and was then the Barony Cerdon.
Attractions
The village church of Saint -Jean -Baptiste, originally a medieval building was extensively rebuilt in the 17th century. From Charterhouse Meyriat, which had been destroyed during the French Revolution, the ruins of the monastery church (12th century) are only obtained.
Population
With 688 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Vieu - d'Izenave one of the small communities of the department of Ain. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1896 673 persons were still counted ), a population increase was recorded since the mid-1970s again.
Economy and infrastructure
Vieu - d'Izenave was until well into the 20th century a predominantly coined by agriculture, especially dairy farming and animal husbandry, and forestry village. In addition, there are now several companies of local small and medium enterprises. Meanwhile, the village has also changed into a residential community. Many workers are commuters who engage in the larger towns in the vicinity of their work.
The village is located off the major thoroughfares on a secondary road, leading from Saint -Martin- du- Frêne after Hauteville- Lompnes. More local road links exist with Labalme, Outriaz and Lantenay. The nearest links to the A40 motorway is located at a distance of about eight kilometers.