Vire Normandie

Subprefecture and commune in Normandy, France

Location of Vire Normandie

(2024–2026) Nicole Desmottes^[1]Area

138.52 km² (53.48 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

17,135 • Density120/km² (320/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+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.

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

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

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Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	16,889	—
1975	18,334	+1.18%
1982	19,050	+0.55%
1990	18,397	−0.44%
1999	18,564	+0.10%
2007	18,562	−0.00%
2012	17,884	−0.74%
2017	17,178	−0.80%
Populations of the area corresponding with the commune of Vire Normandie at 1 January 2020. Source: INSEE^[4]

Twin towns – sister cities

Vire Normandie is twinned with:^[5]

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

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vire Normandie.

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 April 2024.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Arrêté préfectoral 31 December 2015 (in French)
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ "Villes jumelées". Vire Normandie (in French). Retrieved 10 April 2021.