Izieu
Izieu 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.Photo: Stéphane Batigne, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Village with 222 residents
- Description: commune in Ain, France
- Also known as: “01193”
- Postal code: 01300
Places of Interest
Highlights include Glandieu Fall and Maison d’Izieu--Mémorial des enfants juifs exterminés.
Glandieu Fall
Waterfall
Photo: Tonton Mourial, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Glandieu Fall is a small waterfall in France. The fall is situated in Glandieu, in the Ain Department, between the villages of Brégnier-Cordon and Saint-Benoît.
Maison d’Izieu--Mémorial des enfants juifs exterminés
Museum
Photo: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Maison d’Izieu--Mémorial des enfants juifs exterminés is a museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brégnier-Cordon and Prémeyzel.
Brégnier-Cordon
Village
Photo: Stéphane Batigne, CC BY 3.0.
Brégnier-Cordon is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
Prémeyzel
Village
Photo: Stéphane Batigne, CC BY 3.0.
Prémeyzel is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Prémeyzel is situated 3½ km north of Izieu.
Champagneux
Village
Photo: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Champagneux is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Champagneux is situated 4 km southeast of Izieu.
Izieu
- Categories: commune of France and locality
- Location: Arrondissement of Belley, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.6515° or 45° 39′ 5″ northLongitude
5.6407° or 5° 38′ 27″ eastPopulation
222Elevation
404 metres (1,325 feet)Open location code
8FQ7MJ2R+H7OpenStreetMap ID
node 36787000OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
6424552Wikidata ID
Q664856
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Izieu” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Izieu”
- Arabic: “إزيو، أين”
- Arabic: “إزيو”
- Aragonese: “Izieu”
- Armenian: “Իզյո”
- Arpitan: “Izieu”
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- Azerbaijani: “İzyo”
- Azerbaijani: “İzyö”
- Bambara: “Izieu”
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- Chechen: “Изьоь”
- Chinese: “Izieu”
- Chinese: “伊济约”
- Chinese: “伊齐厄”
- Corsican: “Izieu”
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- Dimli (individual language): “Izieu”
- Dutch: “Izieu”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ازيو”
- Esperanto: “Izieu”
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- German: “Izieu”
- Hebrew: “איזיו”
- Hebrew: “איזייה”
- Hungarian: “Izieu”
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- Ido: “Izieu”
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- Jamaican Creole English: “Izieu”
- Japanese: “イジュー”
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- Ladin: “Izieu”
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- Luxembourgish: “Izieu”
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- Neapolitan: “Izieu”
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- Occitan (post 1500): “Izieu”
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- Persian: “ایزیو”
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- Russian: “Изьё”
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- Tatar: “Изьё”
- Turkish: “Izieu”
- Ukrainian: “Ізьє”
- Urdu: “ایزیو”
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- Venetian: “Izieu”
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