Ceyzériat () is a

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in the

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department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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in eastern

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. Ceyzériat station has rail connections to Bourg-en-Bresse and Oyonnax.

History

Hippolyte Paul Jayr, twice minister during the

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, was mayor of the commune at the end of the 19th century. The French archaeologist and assyriologist Maurice Pézard (1876–1923) died in this commune.

Geography

Climate

Ceyzériat has a oceanic climate (

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''Cfb''). The average annual temperature in Ceyzériat is . The average annual rainfall is with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Ceyzériat was on 4 August 2022; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 20 December 2009.

Politics and administration

History

Geography

Climate

Politics and administration

Population

See also