Virieu-le-Grand

Virieu-le-Grand (French pronunciation: ​[viʁjø lə ɡʁɑ̃]) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Virieu-le-Grand
Commune
Clairefontaine falls
Coat of arms
Location of Virieu-le-Grand
Virieu-le-Grand Virieu-le-Grand
Coordinates: 45°51′N 5°39′E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Belley
Canton	Belley
Government
• Mayor (2021–2026)	Yvette Vallin
Area 1	12.55 km2 (4.85 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2020)	1,127
• Density	90/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	01452 /01510
Elevation	241–1,059 m (791–3,474 ft) (avg. 267 m or 876 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 273 —     1800 725 +165.6% 1806 587 −19.0% 1821 659 +12.3% 1831 794 +20.5% 1836 768 −3.3% 1841 775 +0.9% 1846 805 +3.9% 1851 814 +1.1% 1856 954 +17.2% 1861 839 −12.1% 1866 910 +8.5% 1872 950 +4.4% 1876 1,050 +10.5% 1881 1,205 +14.8% 1886 1,148 −4.7% 1891 1,189 +3.6%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 1,148 −3.4% 1901 1,207 +5.1% 1906 1,115 −7.6% 1911 1,102 −1.2% 1921 943 −14.4% 1926 1,055 +11.9% 1931 1,111 +5.3% 1936 971 −12.6% 1946 886 −8.8% 1954 845 −4.6% 1962 854 +1.1% 1968 879 +2.9% 1975 874 −0.6% 1982 920 +5.3% 1990 922 +0.2% 1999 949 +2.9% 2008 1,084 +14.2%

See also

• Communes of the Ain department
• Lac de Virieu