Vihiers
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Location within Pays de la Loire region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Saumur |
| Canton | Vihiers (Chef-lieu) |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Vihiersois-Haut-Layon |
| Mayor | Philippe Algoet (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 52–211 m (171–692 ft) |
| Land area1 | 59.7 km2 (23.1 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 4,125 (2006[1]) |
| - Density | 69 /km2 (180 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 49373/ 49310 |
| Website | http://www.vihiers.fr/ |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 47°08′50″N 0°31′57″W / 47.1472°N 0.5325°W
Vihiers is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.
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[edit] Geography
Vihiers is around 30 km south of Angers, around 30 km northeast of Cholet, and around 80 km east of Nantes.
[edit] Transport
Main road D960 skirts the village.
Local bus company Anjou bus runs occasional services from Angers.[2]
[edit] Notable people
- Henry Nicollon des Abbayes (1898-1974), professor of botany who was an authority on lichens, and also undertook a noted study of the flora of Brittany, was born in Vihiers.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ populations légales 2006 sur le site de l’INSEE
- ^ http://www.anjoubus.fr/plan-et-fiche-horaires/horaires-dhiver/
[edit] External links
- vihiers.fr - official website for Vihiers (and associated communes St Hilaire-du-Bois and Le Voide)
- tourisme-vihiersois.com - Vihiersois-Haut Layon Tourism Office
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