Viriat
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Viriat | |
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 The Jugnon | |
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Location of Viriat  | |
  Viriat  Viriat | |
| 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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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.
- ^ "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, INSEE
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