Vire Normandie
Subprefecture and commune in Normandy, France
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Vire Normandie (French pronunciation: [viʁ nɔʁmɑ̃di]) is a commune in the Calvados department and Normandy region of north-western France.
Vire Normandie | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
The lock, the church, and surroundings | |
 Location of Vire Normandie | |
  Vire Normandie  Vire Normandie | |
| Coordinates: 48°50′17″N 0°53′20″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Vire |
| Canton | Vire Normandie |
| Intercommunality | Intercom de la Vire au Noireau |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2026) | Nicole Desmottes[1] |
Area 1 | 138.52 km2 (53.48 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 17,457 |
| • Density | 126.03/km2 (326.40/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. | |
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. Vire station has rail connections to Argentan, Paris and Granville.
