Val-de-Virieu

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Val-de-Virieu
Val-de-Virieu (France)
Val-de-Virieu
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Isère
Arrondissement Arrondissement of La Tour-du-Pin
Canton Le Grand Lemps
Community association Communauté de communes Les Vals du Dauphiné
Coordinates 45 ° 29 ′  N , 5 ° 29 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 29 ′  N , 5 ° 29 ′  E
height 381-775 m
surface 16.26 km 2
Residents 1,539 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 95 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 38730
INSEE code

Town hall of Val-de-Virieu

Val-de-Virieu is a French commune with 1,539 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Isère in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the Arrondissement of La Tour-du-Pin and the canton of Le Grand-Lemps .

It was created as Commune nouvelle with effect from January 1, 2019 through the amalgamation of the previous municipalities of Panissage and Virieu , which have the status of a Commune déléguée in the new municipality . The administrative headquarters are in Virieu.

structure

District former
INSEE code
Area (km²) Population as of
January 1, 2017
Virieu (administrative headquarters) 38560 11.38 1,093
Panissage 38293 4.88 446

geography

The municipality is located around 40 kilometers northwest of Grenoble in the valley of the Bourbre River . It has a train station on the Lyon – Marseille railway line . Neighboring communities are Doissin in the north-west, Chélieu in the north, Valencogne in the east, Villages du Lac de Paladru with Le Pin in the south-east, Oyeu and Burcin in the south, Châbons in the south-west and Blandin in the west.

Web links

Commons : Val-de-Virieu  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Decree of the Prefecture No. 38-2018-10-11-008 on the formation of the Commune nouvelle Val-de-Virieu of October 11, 2018.
  2. current population according to INSEE