Virieu-le-Grand

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Coordinates: 45°51′N 5°39′E / 45.85, 5.65

Commune of Virieu-le-Grand

Location
Virieu-le-Grand (France)
Virieu-le-Grand
Administration
Country France
Region Rhône-Alpes
Department Ain
Arrondissement Belley
Canton Virieu-le-Grand
Intercommunality Bugey Arène Furans
Mayor Bernard Pantin
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation 267 m (avg.)
Land area¹ 12.55 km²
Population²
(1999)
962
 - Density 76.7/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 01452/ 01510
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

Virieu-le-Grand is a commune in the department of Ain in eastern France.

The canton, part of the Belley arrondissement, consists of 13 communes totaling 3580 residents.