Vire Normandie
Vire Normandie | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
 The lock, the church and surroundings in Vire | |
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  Vire Normandie | |
| Coordinates: 48°50′17″N 0°53′20″W / 48.838°N 0.889°WCoordinates: 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 (2020–2026) | Marc Andreu-Sabater[1] |
| Area 1 | 138.52 km2 (53.48 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2018)[2] | 16,885 |
| • 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.
Population[]
| 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[]
Vire Normandie is twinned with:[5]
Baunatal, Germany
Săcele, Romania
Santa Fe, Spain
Totnes, England, United Kingdom
See also[]
- Communes of the Calvados department
References[]
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- ^ "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 31 December 2015 (in French)
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Normandie/villes-jumelees/ "Villes jumelées" Check
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