Viriat

Viriat
Commune
The Jugnon

Coat of arms
Viriat
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
Viriat
Coordinates: 46°15′11″N 5°12′58″E / 46.253°N 5.216°E / 46.253; 5.216Coordinates: 46°15′11″N 5°12′58″E / 46.253°N 5.216°E / 46.253; 5.216
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Ain
Arrondissement Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton Bourg-en-Bresse-1
Intercommunality Bourg-en-Bresse
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Bernard Perret
Area1 45.35 km2 (17.51 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 5,735
 • Density 130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 01451 /01440
Elevation 206–257 m (676–843 ft)
(avg. 230 m or 750 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Viriat is a commune in the Ain department of eastern France.

History

Settlement there goes back to at least the Celtic period.

In the twelfth century, the name "Viriacus" appears in a record, referring to church and a priory.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
17932,122—    
18002,119−0.1%
18062,199+3.8%
18212,309+5.0%
18312,394+3.7%
18362,476+3.4%
18412,535+2.4%
18462,530−0.2%
18512,587+2.3%
18562,580−0.3%
18612,578−0.1%
18662,545−1.3%
18722,629+3.3%
18762,690+2.3%
18812,708+0.7%
18862,870+6.0%
18912,741−4.5%
18962,704−1.3%
19012,580−4.6%
19062,574−0.2%
19112,529−1.7%
19212,517−0.5%
19262,578+2.4%
19312,570−0.3%
19362,579+0.4%
19462,678+3.8%
19542,660−0.7%
19622,644−0.6%
19683,012+13.9%
19753,562+18.3%
19823,997+12.2%
19904,701+17.6%
19995,287+12.5%
20085,735+8.5%

Twin towns

Viriat is twinned with:

See also

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