Foissiat

commune in Ain, France
Place commune_of_france Q842855
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Summary

Foissiat is a commune of France[1]. Foissiat ranks in the top 0.97% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (60 views/month, #302 of 31,031).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Ain[3], communauté d'agglomération du Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse[4], arrondissement of Bourg-en-Bresse[5]
  • Country: France[6]
  • Shares border with: Cormoz[7], Jayat[8], Lescheroux[9], Malafretaz[10], Marboz[11], Pirajoux[12], Bresse Vallons[13]
  • Postal code: 01340[14]
  • Commons category: Foissiat[15]
  • Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[16], UTC+02:00[17]
  • Official website: http://www.foissiat.com[18]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Foissiat[19]
  • Email address: mailto:mairie@foissiat.com[20]
  • Population: 2005[21], 2052[22], 2100[23], 2085[24], 2061[25], 1515[26], 1403[27], 1466[28], 1481[29], 1562[30], 1776[31], 1961[32], 2062[33], 2038[34]
  • Office held by head of government: Mayor of Foissiat[35]
  • Phone number: +33-4-74-52-38-15[36]
  • Official name: Foissiat[37]
  • Female population: 1028[38]
  • Male population: 1057[39]
  • Elevation above sea level: 186 m[40], 228 m[41], 212 m[42]
  • Area: 40.36 km²[43]
  • Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Foissiat[44]
  • Associated electoral district: canton of Attignat[45]
  • Located in the statistical territorial entity: Bourg-en-Bresse[46]
  • Demographics of topic: demographics of Foissiat[47]

Why It Matters

Foissiat has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] Foissiat is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . dataset of postal codes in France. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Populations légales 2016. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Populations légales 2017. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Populations légales 2018. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . insee.fr. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . Populations légales 2019. wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . Code officiel géographique. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. wxs-telechargement.ign.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. wxs-telechargement.ign.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . Q133878296. data.geopf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . Code officiel géographique. data.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Shares border with → Cormoz, Jayat, Lescheroux +4
    Topic's main category → Category:Foissiat
    Elevation above sea level → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+186'}, {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+228'}, {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+212'}
    Country → —
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