The canton of Viriat is a former administrative division in eastern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It had 17,061 inhabitants (2012).[1]

Viriat
Former canton
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CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAin
No. of communes6
Disbanded2015
SeatViriat
Area
103.97 km2 (40.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
17,061
 • Density164/km2 (420/sq mi)

The canton comprised 6 communes:[1]

Demographics

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Historical population of Canton of Viriat
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999
Population7 0628 1409 62510 81512 86814 515
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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References

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