Izé

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{{Infobox French commune

|name = Izé

|commune status = Commune

|image = Izé - Mairie.JPG

|caption = The town hall in Izé

|image coat of arms =

|arrondissement = Mayenne

|canton = Évron

|mayor = Anne-Flore Bourillon{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|coordinates = {{coord|48.23|-0.3058|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 304

|elevation min m = 217

|elevation max m = 354

|area km2 = 28.15

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

|INSEE = 53120

|postal code = 53160

}}

Izé ({{IPA|fr|ize}}) is a commune in the arrondissement of Mayenne, Mayenne department, Pays de la Loire, France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/53120-ize Commune d'Izé (53120)], INSEE

The Izé hall and mairie{{cite web|url=https://www.la-mairie.com/ize|title=Mairie Izé (53160-Pays de la Loire), adresse, horaires et élus Izéens|website=www.la-mairie.com}} border a large fishing pond stocked with salmon and trout.{{Cite web |url=https://infolocale.ouest-france.fr/ize-53120/agenda/ouverture-de-la-peche-au-plan-deau-communal_6006775 |title=Agenda Izé : Ouverture de la pêche au plan d'EAU communal (Atelier, activité de loisirs) - Ouest-France |access-date=2018-04-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180415191750/https://infolocale.ouest-france.fr/ize-53120/agenda/ouverture-de-la-peche-au-plan-deau-communal_6006775 |archive-date=2018-04-15 |url-status=dead }} The village has its own bakery {{cite web|url=https://www.societe.com/etablissement/la-mie-du-village-82153425200019-0a.html|title=Etablissement LA MIE DU VILLAGE à IZE (53160) sur SOCIETE.COM (82153425200019)|website=www.societe.com}} and bar-cafe,[https://www.ouest-france.fr/pays-de-la-loire/ize-53160/virginie-gendry-repris-le-bistrot-dize-2937610]{{dead link|date=March 2019}} which also sells basic food supplies.

The {{ill|Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Izé|fr|Église Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul d'Izé|lt=Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul}} 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.{{Cite web |url=https://www.laval53000.fr/dans-le-departement/communes-e-%C3%A0-j/iz%C3%A9/ |title=Izé. - Visite de Laval |access-date=2019-04-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010054917/https://www.laval53000.fr/dans-le-departement/communes-e-%C3%A0-j/iz%C3%A9/ |archive-date=2017-10-10 |url-status=dead }}

In 2018 the French national statistics bureau, Insee, reported that the population of Izé was 457,[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/4989724/ensemble.pdf Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2018], INSEE down from 2,025 in 1836.{{Cassini-Ehess|17689|Izé}}

The novelist and critic {{ill|Frédéric Lefèvre (author)|fr|Frédéric Lefèvre|lt=Frédéric Lefèvre}} (1889–1949) was born in Ize on the 7 May 1889.{{cite web|url=https://www.babelio.com/auteur/Frederic-Lefevre/200345|title=Frédéric Lefèvre|website=Babelio}} A plaque marks his house today.