Pierre Izard, the French politician who served as a member and later president of the general council of Haute-Garonne and as mayor of Villefranche-de-Lauragais, died on June 1, 2026.
He was 90. Born on July 11, 1935, in Villefranche-de-Lauragais, Izard built his career in local public life, representing Haute-Garonne on the general council from 1967 to 2015 and leading it as president from 1988 to 2015.
He also served as mayor of his hometown from 1971 to 2001. A Socialist Party politician, he was trained as a pediatrician.