Izieu

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Izieu
Commune
Location of Izieu
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Coordinates: 45°39′19″N 5°38′39″E / 45.6553°N 5.6442°E / 45.6553; 5.6442
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Belley
Canton	Belley
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Denis Martin-Barbaz[1]
Area 1	7.67 km2 (2.96 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	222
• Density	29/km2 (75/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	01193 /01300
Elevation	211–758 m (692–2,487 ft) (avg. 350 m or 1,150 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Izieu (French pronunciation: [izjø]) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. It lies on the river Rhône, between the cities of Lyon and Chambéry.

The Commune is famous for the 1944 abduction by the Nazis of the children and staff from the Izieu orphanage.