Vire Normandie
Appearance
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Vire Normandie | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
![]() The lock, the church, and surroundings | |
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 (2021)[2] | 17,135 |
• Density | 120/km2 (320/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
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Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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
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See also
[edit]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 légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 31 December 2015 (in French)
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Villes jumelées". Vire Normandie (in French). Retrieved 10 April 2021.