Vihiers

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Vihiers
Part of Lys-Haut-Layon
Coat of arms of Vihiers
Coat of arms
Location of Vihiers
Vihiers is located in France
Vihiers
Vihiers
Coordinates: 47°08′50″N 0°31′57″W / 47.1472°N 0.5325°W / 47.1472; -0.5325Coordinates: 47°08′50″N 0°31′57″W / 47.1472°N 0.5325°W / 47.1472; -0.5325
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentMaine-et-Loire
ArrondissementCholet
CantonCholet-2
CommuneLys-Haut-Layon
Area
1
59.7 km2 (23.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
2,255
 • Density38/km2 (98/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Vihiersois, Vihiersoise
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
49310
Elevation52–211 m (171–692 ft)
Websitehttp://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.

Vihiers (French pronunciation: [vije] (About this soundlisten)) is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Lys-Haut-Layon.[2]

Geography[]

Vihiers is around 30 km south of Angers, around 30 km northeast of Cholet, and around 80 km east of Nantes.

Transport[]

Main road D960 skirts the village. Local bus company runs occasional services from Angers.[3]

Notable people[]

See also[]

  • Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department

References[]

  1. ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
  2. ^ Arrêté préfectoral Archived February 15, 2016, at the Wayback Machine 18 December 2015
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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