Part of Val-de-Virieu in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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45°29′11″N 5°28′34″E / 45.4864°N 5.4761°E / 45.4864; 5.4761 |
Country | France |
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Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
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Department | Isère |
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Arrondissement | La Tour-du-Pin |
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Canton | Le Grand-Lemps |
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Commune | Val-de-Virieu |
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Area 1 | 11.38 km2 (4.39 sq mi) |
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Population (2018)[1] | 1,092 |
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• Density | 96/km2 (250/sq mi) |
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Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
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• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
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Postal code | 38730 |
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Elevation | 384–775 m (1,260–2,543 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. |
Virieu (French pronunciation: [viʁjø]), also Virieu-sur-Bourbre (French pronunciation: [viʁjø syʁ buʁbʁ], literally Virieu on Bourbre), is a former commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Val-de-Virieu.[2]
Geography
The small river Bourbre forms most of the commune's western border.
Population
Historical populationYear | Pop. | ±% |
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1793 | 4,069 | — |
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1806 | 1,101 | −72.9% |
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1821 | 1,174 | +6.6% |
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1831 | 1,285 | +9.5% |
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1841 | 1,285 | +0.0% |
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1851 | 1,118 | −13.0% |
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1861 | 1,119 | +0.1% |
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1872 | 1,130 | +1.0% |
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1881 | 1,109 | −1.9% |
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1891 | 974 | −12.2% |
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1901 | 1,057 | +8.5% |
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1911 | 951 | −10.0% |
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1921 | 831 | −12.6% |
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1931 | 818 | −1.6% |
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1946 | 845 | +3.3% |
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1954 | 788 | −6.7% |
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1962 | 716 | −9.1% |
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1968 | 761 | +6.3% |
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1975 | 828 | +8.8% |
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1982 | 950 | +14.7% |
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1990 | 954 | +0.4% |
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1999 | 940 | −1.5% |
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2006 | 973 | +3.5% |
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2012 | 1,121 | +15.2% |
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See also
References
- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2018, INSEE
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 11 October 2018, p. 275 (in French)
External links
- Official site
- Chateau de Virieu
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