Izé () is a commune in the arrondissement of Mayenne, Mayenne department, Pays de la Loire, France.Commune d'Izé (53120), INSEE
The Izé hall and mairie border a large fishing pond stocked with salmon and trout. The village has its own bakery and bar-cafe, which also sells basic food supplies.
The was heavily rebuilt following the tornado of 1978. Renovation works include new stained glass windows incorporating the faces of contemporary political figures, notably François Mitterrand.
In 2018 the French national statistics bureau, Insee, reported that the population of Izé was 457,Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2018, INSEE down from 2,025 in 1836.
The novelist and critic (1889–1949) was born in Ize on the 7 May 1889. A plaque marks his house today.
See also Communes of the Mayenne department
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