Canton of Virieu
| Former canton of Virieu |
|
|---|---|
| region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | La Tour-du-Pin |
| main place | Virieu |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 11,252 (Jan. 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 99 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 113.54 km² |
| Communities | 14th |
| INSEE code | 3843 |
Virieu was a canton in the La Tour-du-Pin arrondissement in the Isère department of the Rhône-Alpes region in France . The main town was Virieu . The representative in the conseil général des Départements was Daniel Vitte from 1988 to 2015 (first DVG , then DVD ).
Communities
The canton comprised fourteen municipalities:
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilieu | 1,425 (2013) | 6.71 | 212 inhabitants / km² | 38043 | 38850 |
| Blandin | 134 (2013) | 4.26 | 31 inhabitants / km² | 38047 | 38730 |
| Charavines | 1,823 (2013) | 7.52 | 242 inhabitants / km² | 38082 | 38850 |
| Chassignieu | 208 (2013) | 5.17 | 40 inhabitants / km² | 38089 | 38730 |
| Chélieu | 679 (2013) | 10.13 | 67 inhabitants / km² | 38098 | 38730 |
| Doissin | 863 (2013) | 8.45 | 102 inhabitants / km² | 38147 | 38730 |
| Montrevel | 461 (2013) | 9.37 | 49 inhabitants / km² | 38257 | 38690 |
| Oyeu | 920 (2013) | 13.69 | 67 inhabitants / km² | 38287 | 38690 |
| Panissage | 440 (2013) | 4.88 | 90 inhabitants / km² | 38293 | 38730 |
| Le passage | 783 (2013) | 6.68 | 117 inhabitants / km² | 38296 | 38490 |
| Le pin | 1,246 (2013) | 9.6 | 130 inhabitants / km² | 38305 | 38730 |
| Saint-Ondras | 614 (2013) | 8.15 | 75 inhabitants / km² | 38434 | 38490 |
| Valencogne | 629 (2013) | 7.55 | 83 inhabitants / km² | 38520 | 38730 |
| Virieu | 1,109 (2013) | 11.38 | 97 inhabitants / km² | 38560 | 38730 |