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Vire Normandie


Vire Normandie
Subprefecture and commune
The lock, the church, and surroundings
Location of Vire Normandie
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France
Normandy
Calvados
Vire
Vire Normandie
Intercom de la Vire au Noireau
Nicole Desmottes
138.52 km2 (53.48 sq mi)
17,457
126.03/km2 (326.40/sq mi)
UTC+01:00 (CET)
UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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 (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}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.

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

Population data refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2025.

Vire Normandie is twinned with:

  • Baunatal, Germany

  • Săcele, Romania

  • Santa Fe, Spain

  • Totnes, England, United Kingdom

  • Communes of the Calvados department

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