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Virieu (), also Virieu-sur-Bourbre (, literally ''Virieu on
Bourbre The Bourbre () is a long river in the Isère and Rhône departments in central eastern France. Its source is in Burcin. It flows generally north-northwest. It is a left tributary of the Rhône, into which it flows at Chavanoz. Departments and ...
''), is a former commune in the
Isère Isère ( , ; ; , ) is a landlocked Departments of France, department in the southeastern French Regions of France, region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Named after the river Isère (river), Isère, it had a population of 1,271,166 in 2019.
department in southeastern
France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...
. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Val-de-Virieu.Arrêté préfectoral
11 October 2018, p. 275


Geography

The small river
Bourbre The Bourbre () is a long river in the Isère and Rhône departments in central eastern France. Its source is in Burcin. It flows generally north-northwest. It is a left tributary of the Rhône, into which it flows at Chavanoz. Departments and ...
forms most of the commune's western border.


Population


See also

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Communes of the Isère department The following is a list of the 512 communes in the French department of Isère. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Official site

Chateau de Virieu
Former communes of Isère Isère communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{LaTourduPin-geo-stub