Virieu

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Virieu
Location of Virieu
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CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentIsère
ArrondissementArrondissement of La Tour-du-Pin
CantonCanton of Virieu
IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes de la Vallée de la Bourbre
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Michel Morel
Area
1
11.38 km2 (4.39 sq mi)
Population
 (1999)
940
 • Density83/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
38560 /38730
Elevation384–775 m (1,260–2,543 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Virieu is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France. It is also called Virieu-sur-Bourbre.

Geography

The small river Bourbre forms most of the commune's western border.

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See also