Virieu-le-Petit
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| local community | Arvière-en-Valromey | |
| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Ain | |
| Arrondissement | Belley | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 55 ' N , 5 ° 43' E | |
| Post Code | 01260 | |
| Former INSEE code | 01453 | |
| Incorporation | 1st January 2019 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
| Website | www.cc-valromey.fr/virieu-le-petit.html | |
 former Mairie Virieu-le-Petit |
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Virieu-le-Petit is a village and a former French community with 297 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Ain in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belonged to the canton of Hauteville-Lompnes and the Arrondissement Belley . The local residents of Virieu-le-Petit are called Viriolan (e) s in French .
With effect from January 1, 2019, the former municipalities of Virieu-le-Petit , Brénaz , Chavornay and Lochieu were merged to form the Commune nouvelle Arvière-en-Valromey and have the status of a Commune déléguée in the new municipality . The administrative headquarters are in Virieu-le-Petit.
geography
Virieu-le-Petit is located at 620 m , about 17 kilometers north of the city of Belley and 51 km southeast of the prefecture of Bourg-en-Bresse (as the crow flies). The farming village extends in the southeast of Bugey , in a panoramic position on a leveled area on the lower western slope of the Grand Colombier , in the valley of the Valromey , above the Arvière valley cut.
The area of the 16.36 km² municipal area includes a section of the Valromey. The Valromey forms a wide depression between two high Jura ridges oriented in a north-south direction . The area is bordered to the west and north by the Arvière and Groin rivers . Both always run in an erosion valley cut deep into the area . From this valley the municipal area extends eastward over the slope of Virieu-le-Petit and the adjacent steep Jura slope to the height of Rabatel ( 1216 m ) and the ridge of the Grand Colombier. At its summit, the highest point of Virieu-le-Petit is reached at 1531 m . The western slope of this ridge is subdivided by the striking erosion valleys of Arvière and the village stream of Ameyzieu.
In addition to the actual village, Virieu-le-Petit also includes various hamlets and farms, namely (from south to north):
- Munet ( 560 m ) at the west foot of the Grand Colombier
- Assin ( 600 m ) at the west foot of the Grand Colombier
- Romagnieux ( 625 m ) on the plateau north of the village
- Vaux-Valençon ( 490 m ) in the Arvière valley
Neighboring towns of Virieu-le-Petit are Lochieu in the north, Anglefort in the east, Culoz and Chavornay in the south and Vieu and Champagne-en-Valromey in the west.
history
Virieu-le-Petit is mentioned for the first time under the name Viriacus ; from 1345 the name Viriacus parvus has been handed down. The place name goes back to the Gallo-Roman personal name Virius and means something like estate of Virius . From the 12th century, Virieu-le-Petit formed a parish that was dependent on Nantua. In 1342 the village came under the rule of La Balme, which was under the sovereignty of the Counts of Savoy . With the Treaty of Lyon , the village came to France in 1601.
Attractions
The parish church of Virieu-le-Petit was built in the 14th century in Gothic style and extensively restored in the 19th century; she has medieval wall paintings. Another church is in Romagnieux. The ruins of the former Mauclerc castle have been preserved.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 277 |
| 1968 | 235 |
| 1975 | 198 |
| 1982 | 295 |
| 1990 | 279 |
| 1999 | 281 |
| 2006 | 310 |
| 2011 | 307 |
Economy and Infrastructure
Virieu-le-Petit was a predominantly agricultural village well into the 20th century . In addition, there are now some local small businesses. In the meantime the village has also turned into a place of residence. Many workers are commuters who work in the larger towns in the area.
The village is off the main thoroughfares on a departmental road that leads from Artemare to Brénaz . There are other road connections with Champagne-en-Valromey and the summit of the Grand Colombier.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Decree of the Prefecture No. 01-2018-12-17-007 on the creation of the Commune nouvelle Arvière-en-Valromey of December 17, 2018 .
- ↑ É. Philipon: Dictionnaire Topographique du Département de l'Ain . Imprimerie Nationale, 1911, p. 470 (French, online [PDF; accessed January 4, 2014]).