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Jayat  | |
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|   Town hall  | |
| Coordinates: 46°22′17″N5°07′18″E / 46.3714°N 5.1217°E | |
| Country | France | 
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 
| Department | Ain | 
| Arrondissement | Bourg-en-Bresse | 
| Canton | Attignat | 
| Intercommunality | CA Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse | 
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Mickaël Morel [1] | 
Area 1  | 16.3 km2 (6.3 sq mi) | 
| Population  (2022) [2]   | 1,276 | 
| • Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) | 
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | 
| INSEE/Postal code |  01196 /01340  | 
| Elevation | 183–218 m (600–715 ft) | 
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Jayat is a commune in the eastern French department of Ain.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. | 
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 713 | — | 
| 1975 | 698 | −0.30% | 
| 1982 | 681 | −0.35% | 
| 1990 | 650 | −0.58% | 
| 1999 | 773 | +1.94% | 
| 2009 | 1,021 | +2.82% | 
| 2014 | 1,124 | +1.94% | 
| 2020 | 1,241 | +1.66% | 
| Source: INSEE [3] | ||