Val-de-Virieu

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Val-de-Virieu

Total population

1,535

Founded

2019

Air quality index

31Good

Elevation409 m

Land area16.26 km²

WeatherAvg high 61.6°F

Coordinates45.48°, 5.48°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Val-de-Virieu is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. It was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Virieu and Panissage.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Adolphe Pégoud

French flying ace (1889–1915)

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Louis de Revol

1st French foreign minister 1589-1594; considered world's 1st foreign minister, as emissary entrusted with all foreign relations

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André Devaux

French Catholic priest, dialectologist (1845-1910)

C

Claude Goumondy

French chess composer

Humbert II of Viennois

Dauphin de Viennois

B

Bernard David

French association football player

B

Bruno Guillermin

French painter (1878-1947)

C

Claude Naime

French politician (1909-1987)

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Cécile Philippe

French journalist

C

Célestin Ayme

French rugby league player (1953-)

Eugène Chavant

French resistance member

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Gilbert Biessy

French politician (1934-2015)

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Jean Boyer

politician born in 1923

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Jean Ginet

French politician (1881-1942)

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Lisa Cipriani

French actress

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Monique Pianéa

French singer (1943-2003)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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  6.6 mi away · pop. 6,576
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  7.3 mi away · pop. 3,244
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  8.5 mi away
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• Ruy
  10.5 mi away · pop. 4,752
• Saint-Étienne-de-Crossey
  11.1 mi away · pop. 2,587
• Les Avenières
  11.2 mi away · pop. 7,740
• Moirans
  11.7 mi away · pop. 7,565
• Saint-Chef
  11.7 mi away · pop. 3,795
• Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs
  11.8 mi away · pop. 3,279

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

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