Vihiers

Vihiers () 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.

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Place details

Locality: Lys-Haut-Layon
Region: Pays de la Loire
Country: France
Population: 4,118
Timezone: Europe/Paris

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French commune.name: Vihiers
French commune.image: File:Coudraymonbault2.jpg
French commune.image coat of arms: Blason ville fr Vihiers (Maine-et-Loire).svg
French commune.arrondissement: Cholet
French commune.canton: Cholet-2
French commune.type: Delegated commune
French commune.commune: Lys-Haut-Layon
French commune.INSEE: 49373
French commune.postal code: 49310
French commune.elevation min m: 52
French commune.elevation max m: 211
French commune.area km2: 59.7
French commune.population: 2298
French commune.population date: 2022
French commune.demonym: Vihiersois, Vihiersoise

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Vihiers
Population: 2338
Area: 59.7
Elevation: 98
Official website: www.vihiers.fr
Image: Coudraymonbault2.jpg

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Commons category: Vihiers
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 2015-12-31
postal code: 49560
P8168: Volkheimeria
inception: 1974-01-01

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Vihiers () 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.

==Geography== Vihiers is around 30 km south of Angers, around 30 km northeast of Cholet, and around 80 km east of Nantes. Main road D960 skirts the village. Public transport is provided by the regional bus company Aléop (services to Angers, Cholet and Saumur) and the local bus company Choletbus.