Virieu-le-Petit (; frp, Veriô-le-Petit) is a former commune in the Aindepartment in eastern
France
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. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune
Arvière-en-Valromey
Arvière-en-Valromey () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Brénaz, Chavornay, Lochieu and Virieu-le-Petit.Arrêté préfectoral 17 December 2018
Geography
Climate
Virieu-le-Petit has a
oceanic climate
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Köppen climate classification
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''Cfb''). The average annual temperature in Virieu-le-Petit is . The average annual rainfall is with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Virieu-le-Petit was on 13 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 5 February 2012.