Condé-sur-Vire
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  Conde-sur-Vire | |
| Coordinates: 49°03′11″N 1°02′09″W / 49.0531°N 1.0358°WCoordinates: 49°03′11″N 1°02′09″W / 49.0531°N 1.0358°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Lô |
| Canton | Condé-sur-Vire |
| Intercommunality | Saint-Lô Agglo |
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| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Laurent Pien[1] |
| Area 1 | 36.36 km2 (14.04 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2018)[2] | 4,033 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Condéens |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50139 /50890 |
| Elevation | 17–153 m (56–502 ft) (avg. 28 m or 92 ft) |
| Website | www.conde-sur-vire.com |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Condé-sur-Vire (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃de syʁ viʁ], literally Condé on Vire) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, the former commune of Le Mesnil-Raoult was merged into Condé-sur-Vire.[3] On 1 January 2017, the former commune of Troisgots was merged into Condé-sur-Vire.[4]
Heraldry[]
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The arms of Condé-sur-Vire are blazoned : Vert, a bend wavy (river) between an enraged bull and a milk-can argent.
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People[]
Among well known people born here is Father Jean de Brébeuf, a martyr and since 1930 a Catholic saint.
Twinning[]
In the late 1970s, arrangements were made for the twinning of Condé-sur-Vire with Bordon in Hampshire. For several years, parties of civic leaders and school teachers would arrive in Bordon, accompanying 70 or more school children for a week of activities.
See also[]
- Communes of the Manche department
References[]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 28 September 2015
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 22 July 2016 (in French)
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