Canton of Viriat

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
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
No. of communes	6
Disbanded	2015
Seat	Viriat
Area	103.97 km2 (40.14 sq mi)
Population  (2012)	17,061
• Density	164/km2 (420/sq mi)

The canton comprised 6 communes:^[1]

• Buellas
• Montcet
• Polliat
• Saint-Denis-lès-Bourg
• Vandeins
• Viriat

Demographics

Historical population of Canton of Viriat
(Source: INSEE)

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	7 062	8 140	9 625	10 815	12 868	14 515
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

• Cantons of the Ain department