Viriat | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Viriat (Ain).svg |
Arrondissement: | Bourg-en-Bresse |
Canton: | Bourg-en-Bresse-1 |
Insee: | 01451 |
Postal Code: | 01440 |
Mayor: | Bernard Perret[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | CA Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse |
Coordinates: | 46.253°N 5.216°W |
Elevation M: | 230 |
Elevation Min M: | 206 |
Elevation Max M: | 257 |
Area Km2: | 45.35 |
Viriat (in French pronounced as /viʁja/) is a commune in the Ain department of eastern France.
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.
Viriat is twinned with: