Vire Normandie
Vire Normandie | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
The lock, the church, and surroundings | |
Location of Vire Normandie | |
Vire Normandie Vire Normandie | |
| Coordinates: 48°50′17″N 0°53′20″W / 48.838°N 0.889°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Vire |
| Canton | Vire Normandie |
| Intercommunality | Intercom 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 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+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
| Year | Pop. | ±% 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
Vire Normandie is twinned with:[5]
See also
References
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- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 31 December 2015 (in French)
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Villes jumelées". Vire Normandie (in French). Retrieved 10 April 2021.