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Virieu-le-Grand, Belley, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
Regional Level Types
Virieu-le-GrandCommune
BelleyArrondissement
AinDepartment
Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesRegion
FranceCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Virieu-le-Grand1,044 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
349899
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:349899:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
English:
Virieu-le-Grand
French:
Virieu-le-Grand, arrondissement de Belley, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
German:
Virieu-le-Grand, Arrondissement Belley, Département Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankreich
Italian:
Virieu-le-Grand, arrondissement di Belley, Ain, Alvernia-Rodano-Alpi, Francia
Russian:
Вирьё-ле-Гран, Белле, Эн, Овернь — Рона — Альпы, Франция
Simplified Chinese:
大维里厄, 贝莱区, 安省, 奥弗涅-罗讷-阿尔卑斯大区, 法国
Spanish:
Virieu-le-Grand, Distrito de Belley, Ain, Región de Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes, Francia
Achinese:
Virieu-le-Grand, Peurancih
Afrikaans:
Virieu-le-Grand, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankryk
Albanian:
Virieu-le-Grand, Qarku Belley, Ain, Auvernia-Rhône-Alpes, Franca
Arabic:
فيريو-لو-غران، أين, أين, أوفيرن-رون ألب, فرنسا
Aragonese:
Virieu-le-Grand, Destrito de Belley, Ain, Auvernia-Roine-Alpes, Francia
Armenian:
Վիրիո լե Գրան, Էն, Ֆրանսիա
Asturian:
Virieu-le-Grand, Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes, Francia
Azeri:
Viryo-le-Qran, Belle , En , Overn-Rona-Alp, Fransa
Bambara:
Virieu-le-Grand, Faransi
Basque:
Virieu-le-Grand, Belleyko barrutia, Ain, Auvernia-Rhône-Alpeak, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Virieu-le-Grand, Arrondissement Belley, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankreich
Breton:
Virieu-le-Grand, arondisamant Belley, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Bro-C'hall
Buginese:
Virieu-le-Grand, Perancis
Catalan:
Virieu-le-Grand, districte de Belley, Ain, Alvèrnia-Roine-Alps, França
Cebuano:
Virieu-le-Grand, Arrondissement de Belley, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Pransiya
Chechen:
Вирьё-ле-Гран, Франци
Corsican:
Virieu-le-Grand, Alvernia è Rodanu è Alpi, Francia
Croatian:
Virieu-le-Grand, Francuska
Czech:
Virieu-le-Grand, Arrondissement Belley, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francie
Danish:
Virieu-le-Grand, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrig
Dutch:
Virieu-le-Grand, Arrondissement Belley, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Virieu-le-Grand, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Virieu-le-Grand, Arondismento Belley, Ain, Aŭvernjo-Rodano-Alpoj, Francio
Estonian:
Virieu-le-Grand, Aini departemang, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Virieu-le-Grand, Frakland
Farsi/Persian:
ویریو-لو-گران, بخش بله, ان, اوورنی-رون-آلپ, فرانسه
Finnish:
Virieu-le-Grand, Belleyn arrondissementti, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Virieu-le-Grand, En, Ôvèrgne-Rôno-Ârpes, France
Friulian:
Virieu-le-Grand, France
Galician:
Virieu-le-Grand, Ain, Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes, Francia
Greenlandic:
Virieu-le-Grand, Franskit Nunaat
Hungarian:
Virieu-le-Grand, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Virieu-le-Grand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frakkland
Ido:
Virieu-le-Grand, Ain, Arvernia-Rodano-Alpi, Francia
Indonesian:
Virieu-le-Grand, Arondisemen Belley, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Perancis
Interlingua:
Virieu-le-Grand, Departimento Ain, Auvernia-Rhodano-Alpes, Francia
Interlingue:
Virieu-le-Grand, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Virieu-le-Grand, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Virieu-le-Grand, Frans
Kabyle:
Virieu-le-Grand, Ain, Fransa
Kongo:
Virieu-le-Grand, Ain, Fwalansa
Latin:
Virieu-le-Grand, Addua, Arvernia Rhodanus Alpesque, Francia
Latvian:
Virieu-le-Grand, Ēna, Overņa-Rona-Alpi, Francija
Ligurian:
Virieu-le-Grand, Fransa
Limburgian:
Virieu-le-Grand, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Virieu-le-Grand, Enas, Overnė-Rona-Alpės, Prancūzija
Lombard:
Virieu-le-Grand, Ain, Alvernia-Roden-Alp, Frància
Low Saxon/Low German:
Virieu-le-Grand, Ain, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Virieu-le-Grand, Arrondissement Belley, Departement Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankräich
Malagasy:
Virieu-le-Grand, Ain, Frantsa
Malay:
Virieu-le-Grand, Ain, Perancis
Minangkabau:
Virieu-le-Grand, Parancih
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Virieu-le-Grand, Belley Kūn, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Hoat-kok
Narom:
Virieu-le-Grand, Âovergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Neapolitan:
Virieu-le-Grand, Franza
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Virieu-le-Grand, Ain, Frankrike
Occitan:
Virieu-le-Grand, Arrondiment de Belley, Ain, Auvèrnhe Ròse Aups, França
Papiamento:
Virieu-le-Grand, Fransia
Picard:
Virieu-le-Grand, Franche
Piedmontese:
Virieu-le-Grand, Dipartiment ëd l'Ain, Alvernia-Ròno-Alp, Fransa
Polish:
Virieu-le-Grand, Okręg Belley, Ain, Owernia-Rodan-Alpy, Francja
Portuguese:
Virieu-le-Grand, Ain, Auvérnia-Ródano-Alpes, França
Romanian:
Virieu-le-Grand, Arondismentul Belley, Ain, Auverge-Ron-Alpi, Franța
Romansh:
Virieu-le-Grand, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Virieu-le-Grand, Frantza
Scots:
Virieu-le-Grand, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Virieu-le-Grand, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, An Fhraing
Sicilian:
Virieu-le-Grand, Alvernia-Rudanu-Alpi, Francia
Slovak:
Virieu-le-Grand, Belley, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francúzsko
Slovenian:
Virieu-le-Grand, Ain, Francija
Swahili:
Virieu-le-Grand, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Virieu-le-Grand, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Frankrike
Tagalog:
Virieu-le-Grand, Pransiya
Turkish:
Virieu-le-Grand, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Вір'є-ле-Гран, Ен, Овернь-Рона-Альпи, Франція
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Virieu-le-Grand, Fransiya
Venetian:
Virieu-le-Grand, Ain, Alvergna-Rodano-Alpe, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Virieu-le-Grand, Belley, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Pháp
Volapük:
Virieu-le-Grand, Ain, Fransän
Walloon:
Virieu-le-Grand, France
Waray:
Virieu-le-Grand, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fransya
Welsh:
Virieu-le-Grand, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Virieu-le-Grand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Virieu-le-Grand, Faraas
Zazaki:
Virieu-le-Grand, Belley , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fransa
Zeelandic:
Virieu-le-Grand, Ain, Frankriek
Zulu:
Virieu-le-Grand, IFulansi


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Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences6
Youngest Fossil Listed157 Ma (Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed172 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Chavoley Beds2163.5 - 157.3 Ma (Jurassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Monticlarella striocincta
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Norellidae : Monticlarella : Monticlarella striocincta163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Lacunosella arolica
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Basiliolidae : Lacunosella : Lacunosella arolica163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Acanthothiris spinosa
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Acanthothirididae : Acanthothiris : Acanthothiris spinosa167.7 - 164.7 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Ferrythyris ferryi
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Postepithyrididae : Ferrythyris : Ferrythyris ferryi171.6 - 167.7 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Millythyris rochei
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Postepithyrididae : Millythyris : Millythyris rochei171.6 - 167.7 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Millythyris fredericiromani
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Postepithyrididae : Millythyris : Millythyris fredericiromani171.6 - 167.7 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virieu-le-Grand
Wikidata ID:Q239863
GeoNames ID:6424737


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