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Viriat
Commune
The Jugnon
Coat of arms
Location of Viriat
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Coordinates: 46°15′11″N 5°12′58″E / 46.253°N 5.216°E / 46.253; 5.216
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

Twin towns

Viriat is twinned with:

• Voinești, Vaslui, Romania, since 1989
• Sorbolo, Italy, since 2000

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

References

External links

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