Vire Normandie (French pronunciation: ​[viʁ nɔʁmɑ̃di]) is a commune in the Calvados department and Normandy region of north-western France.

Vire Normandie
Subprefecture and commune
The lock, the church, and surroundings
Location of Vire Normandie
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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 (2020–2026)	Marc Andreu-Sabater[1]
Area 1	138.52 km2 (53.48 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	16,590
• Density	120/km2 (310/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.

Population

Twin towns – sister cities

Vire Normandie is twinned with:[5]

• Baunatal, Germany
• Săcele, Romania
• Santa Fe, Spain
• Totnes, England, United Kingdom

See also

• Communes of the Calvados department

References

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