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Viriat

Coordinates: 46°15′11″N 5°12′58″E / 46.253°N 5.216°E / 46.253; 5.216
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Viriat
The Jugnon
The Jugnon
Coat of arms of Viriat
Location of Viriat
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Viriat is located in France
Viriat
Viriat
Viriat is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Viriat
Viriat
Coordinates: 46°15′11″N 5°12′58″E / 46.253°N 5.216°E / 46.253; 5.216
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAin
ArrondissementBourg-en-Bresse
CantonBourg-en-Bresse-1
IntercommunalityCA Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bernard Perret[1]
Area
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45.35 km2 (17.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
6,808
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
01451 /01440
Elevation206–257 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.

Viriat (French pronunciation: [viʁja]) is a commune in the Ain department of eastern France.

History

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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

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,122—    
1800 2,119−0.02%
1806 2,199+0.62%
1821 2,309+0.33%
1831 2,394+0.36%
1836 2,476+0.68%
1841 2,535+0.47%
1846 2,530−0.04%
1851 2,587+0.45%
1856 2,580−0.05%
1861 2,578−0.02%
1866 2,545−0.26%
1872 2,629+0.54%
1876 2,690+0.58%
1881 2,708+0.13%
1886 2,870+1.17%
1891 2,741−0.92%
1896 2,704−0.27%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 2,580−0.93%
1906 2,574−0.05%
1911 2,529−0.35%
1921 2,517−0.05%
1926 2,578+0.48%
1931 2,570−0.06%
1936 2,579+0.07%
1946 2,678+0.38%
1954 2,660−0.08%
1962 2,644−0.08%
1968 3,012+2.20%
1975 3,562+2.42%
1982 3,997+1.66%
1990 4,701+2.05%
1999 5,288+1.32%
2007 5,719+0.98%
2012 6,160+1.50%
2017 6,418+0.82%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Twin towns

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Viriat is twinned with:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Viriat, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 2 September 2022 at the Wayback Machine, INSEE
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