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Injoux-Génissiat

Injoux-Génissiat
Commune
Génissiat Dam
Génissiat Dam
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Location of Injoux-Génissiat
Injoux-Génissiat is located in France
Injoux-Génissiat
Injoux-Génissiat
Injoux-Génissiat is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Injoux-Génissiat
Injoux-Génissiat
Coordinates: 46°03′00″N 5°47′00″E / 46.05°N 5.7833°E / 46.05; 5.7833
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAin
ArrondissementNantua
CantonValserhône
IntercommunalityCC Terre Valserhône
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Denis Mossaz[1]
Area
1
29.61 km2 (11.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
1,115
  Density37.66/km2 (97.53/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
01189 /01200
Elevation266–1,342 m (873–4,403 ft)
(avg. 556 m or 1,824 ft)
WebsiteMunicipal website
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Injoux-Génissiat (French pronunciation: [ɛ̃ʒu ʒenisja]) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. It was created in 1973 by the merger of two former communes: Injoux and Craz-en-Michaille.[3] The village is beside the Génissiat Dam, a major hydro-electric dam on the Rhône.

Politics and administration

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List of successive Mayors of Injoux-Génissiat
In office Mayor Party Capacity Ref.
1973 March 1983 René Neyret PCF
March 1983 21 June 2004 Crescenzo Roland Méola PCF Died in office.
July 2004 June 2010 Jean-Luc Demarquet
June 2010 July 2020 Albert Cochet
July 2020 Incumbent Denis Mossaz DVG [4][5]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 893    
1975 851−0.69%
1982 750−1.79%
1990 940+2.86%
1999 970+0.35%
2007 975+0.06%
2012 1,117+2.76%
2017 1,136+0.34%
2023 1,115−0.31%
Source: INSEE[6]

See also

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References

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  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. Modifications aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (fusion de communes), Journal officiel de la République française n° 0024, 28 January 1973, pp. 1114-1117.
  4. "Résultats des élections municipales et communautaires 2020 - Injoux-Génissiat". Ministère de l'Intérieur (in French). Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  5. "Conseil municipal | Commune d'Injoux-Génissiat, Ain (01)". www.mairie-injouxgenissiat.fr. Archived from the original on 15 June 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  6. Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE