Virieu-le-Grand

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Virieu-le-Grand

(2021–2026) Yvette Vallin^[1]Area

12.55 km² (4.85 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,118 • Density89/km² (230/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

01452 /01510

Elevation241–1,059 m (791–3,474 ft)
(avg. 267 m or 876 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Virieu-le-Grand (French pronunciation: [viʁjø lə ɡʁɑ̃]) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	879	—
1975	874	−0.08%
1982	920	+0.74%
1990	922	+0.03%
1999	949	+0.32%
2009	1,105	+1.53%
2014	1,075	−0.55%
2020	1,127	+0.79%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 1 February 2022. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 12 December 2023 at the Wayback Machine, INSEE