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Former
canton of Viriat
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region
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Rhône-Alpes
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Department
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Ain
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Arrondissement
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Bourg-en-Bresse
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main place
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Viriat
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| Dissolution date
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March 29, 2015
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Residents
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17,061 (Jan 1, 2012)
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Population density
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164 inhabitants / km²
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surface
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103.97 km²
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Communities
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6th
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INSEE code
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0143
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The Canton Viriat was 2015 a French canton in the department of Ain in the region Rhône-Alpes . It comprised six parishes in the arrondissement of Bourg-en-Bresse , its main town (French: chef-lieu ) was Viriat .
Communities
The canton comprised six municipalities:
| local community |
Population year
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Area km²
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Population density |
Code INSEE |
Post Code
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| Buellas |
1,734 (2013)
|
10.2 |
170 inhabitants / km² |
01065 |
01310
|
| Montcet |
659 (2013)
|
6.7 |
98 inhabitants / km² |
01259 |
01310
|
| Polliat |
2,424 (2013)
|
20.1 |
121 inhabitants / km² |
01301 |
01310
|
| Saint-Denis-lès-Bourg |
5,505 (2013)
|
12.6 |
437 inhabitants / km² |
01344 |
01000
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| Vandeins |
671 (2013)
|
9.4 |
71 inhabitants / km² |
01429 |
01660
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| Viriat |
6,258 (2013)
|
45.4 |
138 inhabitants / km² |
01451 |
01440
|
Residents
| Population development
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| year
|
Residents
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| 1962 |
7,062
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| 1968 |
8,140
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| 1975 |
9,625
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| 1982 |
10,815
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| 1990 |
12,868
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| 1999 |
14,515
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| 2006 |
15,805
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| 2011 |
16,961
|
politics
| Representative in the conseil général des départements
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| Term of office
|
Surname
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Political party
|
| 1985-2004 |
Pierre Fromont |
DVG
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| 2004-2011 |
Jacques Nallet |
DVG
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| 2011-2015 |
Bernard Perret |
DVD
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