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Torigni-sur-Vire
Location of Torigni-sur-Vire
Map
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentManche
ArrondissementSaint-Lô
CantonCondé-sur-Vire
IntercommunalitySaint-Lô Agglo
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Anne-Marie Cousin
Area
1
3.01 km2 (1.16 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
2,442
 • Density810/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
DemonymTorignais
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
50601 /50160
Elevation53–139 m (174–456 ft)
(avg. 78 m or 256 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Torigni-sur-Vire is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Torigny-les-Villes.[1]

Heraldry

Arms of Torigni-sur-Vire
Arms of Torigni-sur-Vire
The arms of Torigni-sur-Vire are blazoned :
Azure, a 2-towered castle enflamed argent.

Canting arms. Form "rébus"=Tour (tower) +ignis (fire) = towers aflame. Actually, the name Torigni comes from low latin:Toriniacum, domain of Taurin.)



See also

References

  1. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 28 September 2015 Template:Fr