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Vire - Definition and Overview

RégionLower Normandy
DépartementCalvados
ArrondissementArrondissement of Vire (seat)
Cantons (seat)
Postal Code14500
INSEE Code14762
Habitants
Population 12,815 habitants(1999)
Population density 569.56
Intercommunalité communauté de communes de Vire(2004)
Size 22.5km²/2,250 ha
Mayor


Vire is a commune and a canton of the département of Calvados, in the Basse-Normandie région, in France. It is also the seat of this canton.

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Geography

Thecity is located near the Vire river.

Administration

Vire amalgamated two communes in 19 year timeline:

  • Neuville in 1953
  • Saint-Martin-des-Tallevende in 1972, (old INSEE code: 14631), a partner with a population of 1,117 inhabitants in 1999.

Gastronomy

Communes

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