Viriat | |
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Coordinates: 46°15′11″N 5°12′58″E / 46.253°N 5.216°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Ain |
Arrondissement | Bourg-en-Bresse |
Canton | Bourg-en-Bresse-1 |
Intercommunality | CA Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Bernard Perret[1] |
Area 1 | 45.35 km2 (17.51 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 6,808 |
• Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (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. |
Viriat (French pronunciation: [viʁja]) 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
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Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4] |
Twin towns
Viriat is twinned with:
Voinești, Vaslui, Romania, since 1989
Sorbolo, Italy, since 2000
See also
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Viriat, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 2 September 2022 at the Wayback Machine, INSEE
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