Viriat
Viriat (French pronunciation: [viʁja]) is a commune in the Ain department of eastern France.
History
Settlement there goes back to at least the Celtic period.
In the twelfth century, the name "Viriacus" appears in a record, referring to church and a priory.
Population
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Twin towns
Viriat is twinned with:
Voinești, Vaslui, Romania, since 1989
Sorbolo, Italy, since 2000
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Viriat, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 2 September 2022 at the Wayback Machine, INSEE
External links
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