Vire
Sign in to saveVire () is a town and a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Vire Normandie.
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Vire, Normandie
- French commune.image
- FranceNormandieVireVueVersSteAnne.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Vire from the Place du Château
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Vire (Calvados).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Vire
- French commune.canton
- Vire Normandie
- French commune.INSEE
- 14762
- French commune.postal code
- 14500
- French commune.commune
- Vire Normandie
- French commune.elevation m
- 134
- French commune.elevation min m
- 85
- French commune.elevation max m
- 225
- French commune.area km2
Key dates
- Inception
- 1 July 1972
- Dissolved
- 31 December 2015
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- delegated commune
- Official name
- Vire
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Vire
- Population
- +11936
- Area
- +22.5
- Elevation
- +199
- Body of water
- Vire
- Shares border with
- Vaudry
- Official website
- www.ville-vire.fr
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- Geography
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- Gastronomy
- International relations
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- Climate
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Vire () is a town and a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Vire Normandie.
==Geography== The town is located on the river Vire. Much of its surroundings consist of the bocage virois, a type of mixed woodland and pasture common in Normandy. thumb|left|The "bocage virois"