Vire Normandie

Vire Normandie
Subprefecture and commune
The lock, the church, and surroundings
The lock, the church, and surroundings
Location of Vire Normandie
Map
Vire Normandie is located in France
Vire Normandie
Vire Normandie
Vire Normandie is located in Normandy
Vire Normandie
Vire Normandie
Coordinates: 48°50′17″N 0°53′20″W / 48.838°N 0.889°W / 48.838; -0.889
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementVire
CantonVire Normandie
IntercommunalityIntercom de la Vire au Noireau
Government
 • Mayor (2024–2026) Nicole Desmottes[1]
Area
1
138.52 km2 (53.48 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
17,411
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
14762 /14500
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vire Normandie (French pronunciation: [viʁ nɔʁmɑ̃di]) is a commune in the Calvados department and Normandy region of north-western France.

It was established on 1 January 2016 as a result of the merger of the former communes of Vire (seat of the new municipality), Coulonces, Maisoncelles-la-Jourdan, Roullours, Saint-Germain-de-Tallevende-la-Lande-Vaumont, Truttemer-le-Grand, Truttemer-le-Petit and Vaudry.[3]

Vire Normandie is the administrative centre (chef-lieu) of the arrondissement of Vire. Vire station has rail connections to Argentan, Paris and Granville.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 16,889—    
1975 18,334+1.18%
1982 19,050+0.55%
1990 18,397−0.44%
1999 18,564+0.10%
2007 18,562−0.00%
2012 17,884−0.74%
2017 17,178−0.80%
Populations of the area corresponding with the commune of Vire Normandie at 1 January 2020.
Source: INSEE[4]

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Vire Normandie is twinned with:[5]

See also

References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 31 December 2015 (in French)
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ "Villes jumelées". Vire Normandie (in French). Retrieved 10 April 2021.


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