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Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
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| Coordinates: 46°15′11″N 5°12′58″E / 46.253°N 5.216°ECoordinates: 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 | Bourg-en-Bresse | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Bernard Perret | |
| Area1 | 45.35 km2 (17.51 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 5,735 | |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 01451 /01440 | |
| Elevation | 206–257 m (676–843 ft) (avg. 230 m or 750 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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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.
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.
Viriat is twinned with:
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