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Former
canton of Virieu-le-Grand
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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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Belley
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main place
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Virieu-le-Grand
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| Dissolution date
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March 29, 2015
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Residents
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4,348 (Jan 1, 2012)
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Population density
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41 inhabitants / km²
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surface
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105.03 km²
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Communities
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13
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INSEE code
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0136
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The Canton Virieu-le-Grand was by 2015 a French canton in the department of Ain in the region Rhône-Alpes . It comprised 13 parishes in the Arrondissement of Belley , its main town (French: chef-lieu ) was Virieu-le-Grand .
Residents
| Population development
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| year
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Residents
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| 1962 |
2,861
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| 1968 |
3,038
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| 1975 |
2,944
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| 1982 |
3,202
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| 1990 |
3,364
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| 1999 |
3,580
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| 2006 |
3,959
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| 2011 |
4,380
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Communities
The following communities belonged to the canton:
| local community |
Population year
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Area km²
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Population density |
Code INSEE |
Post Code
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| Armix |
21 (2013)
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6.8 |
3 inhabitants / km² |
01019 |
01510
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| La Burbanche |
72 (2013)
|
10.8 |
7 inhabitants / km² |
01066 |
01510
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| Ceyzérieu |
1,005 (2013)
|
19.7 |
51 inhabitants / km² |
01073 |
01350
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| Cheignieu-la-Balme |
146 (2013)
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6.3 |
23 inhabitants / km² |
01100 |
01510
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| Contrevoz |
518 (2013)
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14.2 |
36 inhabitants / km² |
01116 |
01300
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| Cuzieu |
404 (2013)
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4.9 |
82 inhabitants / km² |
01141 |
01300
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| Flaxieu |
65 (2013)
|
2.8 |
23 inhabitants / km² |
01162 |
01350
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| Marignieu |
164 (2013)
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3.6 |
46 inhabitants / km² |
01234 |
01300
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| Pugieu |
169 (2013)
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4.9 |
34 inhabitants / km² |
01316 |
01510
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| Rossillon |
143 (2013)
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8.1 |
18 inhabitants / km² |
01329 |
01510
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| Saint-Martin-de-Bavel |
427 (2013)
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8.5 |
50 inhabitants / km² |
01372 |
01510
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| Virieu-le-Grand |
1,108 (2013)
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12.1 |
92 inhabitants / km² |
01452 |
01510
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| Vongnes |
73 (2013)
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2.1 |
35 inhabitants / km² |
01456 |
01250
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politics
| Representative in the conseil général des départements
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| Term of office
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Surname
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Political party
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| 1992-2004 |
André Lamaison |
PS
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| 2004-2011 |
André Lamaison |
DVG
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| 2011-2015 |
Pascale Guillon |
DVG
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