Viriat

Viriat is a commune in the Ain department of eastern France.

Viriat
Commune
The Jugnon
Coat of arms
Location of Viriat
Viriat Viriat
Coordinates: 46°15′11″N 5°12′58″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
Area ^1	45.35 km^2 (17.51 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	6,418
• Density	140/km^2 (370/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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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%

Year Pop. ±% 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

• Communes of the Ain department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

External links

• Official website