Viré is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
Viré | |
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Commune | |
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Coordinates: 46°27′00″N 4°50′37″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Department | Saône-et-Loire |
Arrondissement | Mâcon |
Canton | Hurigny |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Desroches[1] |
Area 1 | 11.28 km2 (4.36 sq mi) |
Population | 1,189 |
• Density | 110/km2 (270/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 71584 /71260 |
Elevation | 177–441 m (581–1,447 ft) (avg. 220 m or 720 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Vineyards of Viré are part of the appellation d'origine contrôlée Viré-Clessé, which is used for white wines from Chardonnay grapes. Before 1999, the wines used to be called Mâcon-Viré.
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