Saint-Nizier-le-Désert

Saint-Nizier-le-Désert
Commune
Town hall
Location of Saint-Nizier-le-Désert
Saint-Nizier-le-Désert
Saint-Nizier-le-Désert
Coordinates: 46°03′N 5°09′E / 46.05°N 5.15°E / 46.05; 5.15
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAin
ArrondissementBourg-en-Bresse
CantonCeyzériat
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Paul Courrier
Area
1
24.96 km2 (9.64 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
921
 • Density36.9/km2 (95.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
01381 /01320
Elevation268–323 m (879–1,060 ft)
(avg. 281 m or 922 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Nizier-le-Désert (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ nizje dezɛʁ]; Arpitan: Sent-Nesiés) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.