Viriat
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Viriat | |
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 The Jugnon | |
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Location of 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 | Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020-2026) | Bernard Perret |
| Area 1 | 45.35 km2 (17.51 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 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 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
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 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% |
| 2007 | 5,719 | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 6,160 | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 6,418 | +4.2% |
Twin towns
Viriat is twinned with:
Voinești, Vaslui, Romania, since 1989
Sorbolo, Italy, since 2000
See also
External links
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- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.