Viriat

Viriat
Viriat
Administration
Country	France
Region	Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton	Viriat
Intercommunality	Bourg-en-Bresse
Mayor	Bernard Perret (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	206–257 m (676–843 ft) (avg. 230 m or 750 ft)
Land area1	45.35 km2 (17.51 sq mi)
Population2	5,735  (2008)
- Density	126 /km2 (330 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	01451/ 01440
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 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 of Viriat

Year	1793	1800	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851	1856
Population	2122	2119	2199	2309	2394	2476	2535	2530	2587	2580

Year	1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896	1901	1906
Population	2578	2545	2629	2690	2708	2870	2741	2704	2580	2574

Year	1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954	1962	1968	1975
Population	2529	2517	2578	2570	2579	2678	2660	2644	3012	3562

Year	1982	1990	1999	2008
Population	3997	4701	5287	5735

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

External links

• Official website