Vihiers
Part of Lys-Haut-Layon in Pays de la Loire, France
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Vihiers (French pronunciation: [vije] ⓘ) 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]
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 Location of Vihiers | |
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| Coordinates: 47°08′50″N 0°31′57″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Cholet |
| Canton | Cholet-2 |
| Commune | Lys-Haut-Layon |
Area 1 | 59.7 km2 (23.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 2,298 |
| • Density | 38.5/km2 (99.7/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Vihiersois, Vihiersoise |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 49310 |
| Elevation | 52–211 m (171–692 ft) |
| Website | lyshautlayon.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
History
In January 1974 the former communes of Saint-Hilaire-du-Bois and Le Voide were merged into the commune of Vihiers.[4] At the creation of the commune nouvelle of Lys-Haut-Layon in 2016, the three former communes Vihiers, Saint-Hilaire-du-Bois and Le Voide became delegated communes.[2]
Notable people
- Henry Nicollon des Abbayes (1898-1974), professor of botany who was an authority on lichens, and also undertook a noted study of the flora of Brittany, was born in Vihiers.
