Viriat
| Viriat | ||
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The Jugnon | ||
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  Viriat | ||
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Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region  Viriat | ||
| Coordinates: 46°15′11″N 5°12′58″E / 46.253°N 5.216°ECoordinates: 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 | Viriat | |
| 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 | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 01451 / 01440 | |
| Elevation |
206–257 m (676–843 ft) (avg. 230 m or 750 ft) | |
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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. | ||
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Viriat is a commune in the Ain department in the Rhône Alps 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 2,122 | — |
| 1800 | 2,119 | −0.1% |
| 1806 | 2,199 | +3.8% |
| 1821 | 2,309 | +5.0% |
| 1831 | 2,394 | +3.7% |
| 1836 | 2,476 | +3.4% |
| 1841 | 2,535 | +2.4% |
| 1846 | 2,530 | −0.2% |
| 1851 | 2,587 | +2.3% |
| 1856 | 2,580 | −0.3% |
| 1861 | 2,578 | −0.1% |
| 1866 | 2,545 | −1.3% |
| 1872 | 2,629 | +3.3% |
| 1876 | 2,690 | +2.3% |
| 1881 | 2,708 | +0.7% |
| 1886 | 2,870 | +6.0% |
| 1891 | 2,741 | −4.5% |
| 1896 | 2,704 | −1.3% |
| 1901 | 2,580 | −4.6% |
| 1906 | 2,574 | −0.2% |
| 1911 | 2,529 | −1.7% |
| 1921 | 2,517 | −0.5% |
| 1926 | 2,578 | +2.4% |
| 1931 | 2,570 | −0.3% |
| 1936 | 2,579 | +0.4% |
| 1946 | 2,678 | +3.8% |
| 1954 | 2,660 | −0.7% |
| 1962 | 2,644 | −0.6% |
| 1968 | 3,012 | +13.9% |
| 1975 | 3,562 | +18.3% |
| 1982 | 3,997 | +12.2% |
| 1990 | 4,701 | +17.6% |
| 1999 | 5,287 | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 5,735 | +8.5% |
Twin towns
Viriat is twinned with:
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Voinești, Vaslui, Romania, since 1989 -
Sorbolo, Italy, since 2000
See also
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